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The Secretary General of the United Nations (UN) Antonio Guterres
Antonio Guterres is a Portuguese politician.
Guterres, who was born in Lisbon on April 30, 1949, religiously said the risk of nuclear confrontation had returned after a decade-long absence, calling on nuclear-weapon states to pledge not to be the first to use them, Reuters reported.
Any attack on a nuclear power plant is "suicidal," Guterres warned, referring to the new shelling of Ukraine's Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, Europe's largest.
"I hope that these attacks will stop. At the same time, I hope that the IAEA will be able to gain access to the headquarters," added the UN Secretary-General.
Guterres: Humanity does not have a clear understanding of the danger of nuclear annihilation
Guterres made these statements at a press conference in Tokyo after attending a commemorative ceremony on Saturday to mark the 77th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing.
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