Ukrainian Aircraft Cooperation Group: We Will Pursue the Case Through International Channels
The cooperation group for the downed Ukrainian aircraft described negotiations with the Islamic Republic to address the case of victims’ deaths as “futile” after the deadline set for Iran expired, and said it will resort to international law.
Canada, Britain, Sweden, and Ukraine, whose citizens were lost in the downing of the Ukrainian aircraft near Tehran, announced they have abandoned their efforts to negotiate with the Islamic Republic and will henceforth pursue the matter through international channels.
One day earlier, these four countries had announced in a statement that they had given Iran until Wednesday, December 15 (January 5) to answer questions related to this incident, otherwise they would take further action.
Flight “PS 752” of the international Ukrainian airline was shot down on December 18, 1398 (January 8, 2020) shortly after takeoff from Imam Khomeini International Airport by two missiles from the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, and all 176 passengers and crew members lost their lives.
The Ukrainian aircraft cooperation group, which comprises the four aforementioned countries, announced in a statement: “Despite our best efforts over the past two years and numerous attempts to resolve this matter through negotiations, the cooperation group has concluded that further attempts to negotiate with Iran are futile.”
The group continues by saying that from now on it will focus on other measures in coordination with international law to achieve its goal. Melanie Joly, Canada’s Foreign Minister, also clarified this matter by posting a message on Twitter.
Source: DW
