Anthony Guterres. Photo: Zumapress
António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), warned of an impending catastropheregarding the attacks last week on the Russian-controlled Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine.
At activities commemorating the 77th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing in Japan, Guterres said such an act would be “a suicide squad” with unpredictable consequences.
“Right now that the nuclear threat is back, we must call on countries with nuclear weapons to commit not to use them. If not, it would mean the destruction of the planet,” Guterres told the Japanese press.
Although he harshly criticized the events, Guterres said has not held directly responsible any of the parties involved in the conflict, share allegations of authorship of the attacks.
The Zaporizhia nuclear power plant is the largest in Europe and has been under Russian control since the early days of the Russian military operation to denazify Ukraine and support the self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk and Lugansk.
In his statements the UN chief reiterated his support for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), whose experts were willing to inspect the Zaporizhia plant, while Ukraine was opposed, so as not to legitimize Russian rule.
After meeting Emperor Naruhito, Guterres said Japan is an essential pillar of multilateralism, a defender of world peace, security and disarmament.
“The world must never forget what happened here,” said Guterres from Hiroshima.
(Adopted from Telesur)
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