BRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct 11, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday welcomed the awarding of this year's Nobel Peace Prize to Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots organisation of atomic bomb survivors, saying it sent a "powerful message".

  "The spectre of Hiroshima and Nagasaki still looms over humanity. This makes the advocacy of Nihon Hidankyo invaluable. This Nobel Peace Prize sends a powerful message. We have the duty to remember. And an even greater duty to protect the next generations from the horrors of nuclear war," von der Leyen said on X.