TOKYO: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday said that US President Barack Obama will visit Hiroshima during the Group of Seven summit later this month.

The visit, which will be the first to the A-bombed city by a sitting US President, is scheduled to take place on May 27, the final day of the two-day summit, Abe said, adding that he will accompany the leader.

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