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Indonesia has called for an international concrete action to create a nuclear weapon-free world, Indonesian Ambassador to Japan and Federated States of Micronesia Heri Akhmadi said.

Akhmadi made the remarks in Tokyo on Sunday, coinciding with the commemoration of the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, which killed tens of thousands of people in World War II.

He said the international community should refrain from taking an action which is not conducive to launch nuclear weapons.

"As one of the countries signing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), Indonesia calls for the UN to become more intense in warning of the humanitarian and environmental consequences of non-compliance with the NPT," he said.

The NPT is an agreement among nuclear weapon states not to assist other countries in producing nuclear weapons.

The treaty confirms the commitment of nuclear weapon states and NPT-designated non-nuclear weapon states to prevent further proliferation, promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear technology and further the goal of achieving nuclear disarmament.

In other words, NPT serves as a foundation for international efforts to reduce the threats of nuclear weapons.

The commemoration of the 77th anniversary of atomic bombing was held at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum on Saturday.

The event was attended by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, UN Secretary General António Guterres, Hiroshima Prefecture Governor Hidehiko Yuzaki, and Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui, as well as more than 100 foreign representatives in Japan. (Antaranews)