Obama as the first US president to Hiroshima

- Barack Obama will be the first US president to visit Hiroshima, one of two Japanese cities which were destroyed at the end of the Second World War by an American atomic bombing. This was announced by the White House Tuesday.

The visit to Hiroshima is part of Obama's trip to Japan for the summit of the G7 on 26 and 27th of May.,, The president will together with Prime Minister Abe pay a historic visit to Hiroshima to stress how much he is committed to pursuing peace and security without nuclear weapons, '' said the statement from the White House.