Friday, 23 April 2021, 11:39
FMs of Ukraine and Canada discuss investigation into UIA plane crash in Iran
23.04.2021 09:47
Ukrinform
The foreign ministers of Ukraine and Canada discussed the progress of the investigation into the downing of Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 in January 2020.
Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Marc Garneau wrote about this on his Twitter account. I spoke with my counterpart from Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba about our two countries’ continued efforts to hold Iran accountable and get justice for the victims of PS752, Garneau said.
He added that he also expressed concern about Russia s aggressive actions in eastern Ukraine. I also conveyed that Canada is deeply concerned by Russia’s military build-up around Ukraine and illegally annexed Crimea, as well as Russia’s plans to restrict access to parts of the Black Sea and Kerch Strait, the minister said.
Friday, 09 April 2021, 18:55
Foreign Ministry: Ukraine will not take on faith Iran s unconfirmed version of downing of UIA plane
09.04.2021 14:28
Ukrinform
Ukraine will not take on faith any version of downing of the Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 that was voiced but not confirmed by real evidence.
This was said in a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
The ministry drew attention to the comments by representatives of the Iranian Foreign Ministry on the UIA plane crash case.
“Instead of taking into account the objective remarks based on the international experience of investigating air crashes, the Iranian side resorted to irresponsible accusations of the lack of constructiveness of the Ukrainian side, the statement reads.
Thursday, 08 April 2021, 14:38
Yenin on UIA plane crash: Iran hasnât disclosed names of indicted officials
08.04.2021 12:10
Ukrinform
Ukraine does not know the names of ten Iranian officials indicted by the Military Prosecutor s Office over downing of the Ukraine International Airlines passenger plane in January 2020.
“Unfortunately, the Ukrainian side does not know any specific names of these allegedly indicted ten people,” Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Yevheniy Yenin said on the air of Ukraine 24 TV channel, Ukrinform reports.
The information leaks repeatedly happen in the Iranian mass media but they are not confirmed later, he noted.
“The Iranian side has not yet provided us with any of these details, so we cannot know whether these are the people who are really involved in the downing or not,” Yenin said.
12:20, 10.03.21 World 451
Last months, special rapporteurs released a letter sent to the Iran government, which outlined very serious allegations , the report reads.
REUTERS
At the 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council on March 9, Ukraine joined the statement by the United Kingdom, Canada, and Sweden on the PS752 downing by Iran. It is just over a year since the tragic downing of Ukraine International Airlines flight 752. That crash, caused by two Iranian surface-to-air missiles, killed 176 people – many of whom were traveling home for the holidays or returning to school. We continue to mourn this devastating loss, the statement reads.
In February, Special Rapporteurs Agnes Callamard and Javaid Rehman released a letter sent to the government of Iran, which outlined a number of very serious allegations.
REUTERS
Iran dismissed as immature a statement by a UN investigator that inconsistencies in its explanation of the shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger plane last January raised questions over whether the act was intentional, Iranian media reported on Thursday.
Agnes Callamard, the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, said on Tuesday she had found no concrete evidence the plane was targeted intentionally but that Iran had not proven it was accidental, Reuters reports.
After denying blame for three days, Iran s Guards said they had shot it down by mistake while under high alert for a possible attack. Hours earlier it had attacked U.S. targets in Iraq in retaliation for Washington s killing of Iran s top general five days before.