He begins in Hiroshima, a city symbol of the devastation of the Second World War, the Third stage of the institutional journey of the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella. The Head of State came to the Park of the Peace Memorial, a vast outdoor complex that houses several commemorative buildings, built at the epicenter of the atomic bomb of 6 August 1945. The head of state has laid a crown of flowers before the visit to the Memorial Museum. It was a commemorative and reflection moment on the importance of peace, especially in these periods marked by strong international tensions, as Mattarella has repeatedly pointed out in his meetings in Japan.
The “Dome of the Hiroshima atomic bomb” is visible in the Memorial Park, a building erected in 1915 and of which it was saved, after the explosion, only the skeleton, today a historical monument. After the stage of Kyoto, finished with a visit to the Buddhist Temple to-ji, the meetings for Mattarella will continue in the afternoon and in the evening in Hiroshima where the visit to the Nihon Hidankyō headquarters, the association of survivors of nuclear bombings, awarded last year of the Nobel Prize for Peace, is also scheduled.
“In a delicate moment for the life of the international community, I wish to address, on the occasion ofMarch 8tha greeting and a thought of gratitude to all Italians and all the women who work in Italy and contribute to national well -being. We have acquired full awareness in recent decades that the policies for gender equality, a right sanctioned by our Constitution, have not only resolved in an advantage for women, but have brought benefits, wealth, positive fruits for the entire community. The promotion of rights goes hand in hand with the civil and economic development of companies “. It is the thought expressed by Mattarella. Regarding the violence against womenthe head of state spoke of plague – shameful and unacceptable.
“Every femicide, any discrimination, every mistreatment, are an aggression to the entire society. It is necessary to continue with the work of repression and prevention. But, at the same time, we must continue with an educational action, starting from the younger generations, which promotes a culture of effective equality by eradicating stereotypes, prejudices and consolidated habits. In this great battle of civilization, there is a need for the contribution of everyone, women and men, who must transmit – in all contexts – a culture of respect and disdain and recruitment for words and discriminatory actions “.
