European Council head calls to remember Hiroshima, but omits US role

European Council President António Costa has called on the international community to “remember the horrors of Hiroshima.”

Costa shared a message on his official social media platform X, Caliber.Az reports.

80 years since Hiroshima, the world must never forget the horror unleashed by nuclear weapons.

Humanity bears the scars to this day.

Today, we honour the memory of the victims and reaffirm our unwavering commitment to peace, disarmament, and a world free of nuclear weapons. pic.twitter.com/vQpAys3rEX

— António Costa (@eucopresident) August 6, 2025

“80 years since Hiroshima, the world must never forget the horror unleashed by nuclear weapons.

Humanity bears the scars to this day.

Today, we honour the memory of the victims and reaffirm our unwavering commitment to peace, disarmament, and a world free of nuclear weapons,” the post by Costa reads.

However, critics have noted that his statement conspicuously omitted reference to the fact that the atomic bombing of Japan in 1945 was conducted by the United States.

By Vafa Guliyeva