It is noted that the parties agreed to attract experts from France to decipher the "black boxes" of a Ukrainian plane shot down near Tehran, as well as a three-way call in the format Ukraine - France - Germany in the near future.

“Macron promised to contribute to a comprehensive investigation of the disaster and bring to justice those responsible for this crime,” the press service of the Ukrainian leader said.

It is noted that the French leader informed Zelensky about the start of the “formal procedure for starting an appropriate international investigation” at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

“The parties noted that such a quick truth-finding was the result of the clear work of the Ukrainian expert group in Iran and the consolidated support from international partners,” the statement said.

The leaders also discussed further steps to implement the agreements that were reached as part of the Norman summit on December 9 in Paris.

Earlier, the head of the crash investigation department of the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran, Hassan Rezaifar, said that the records from the flight recorder of the downed Ukrainian plane in Iran will be sent to France.

On January 8, a passenger plane of Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 crashed shortly after taking off in the Iranian capital. The victims of the crash were 176 people.

On January 11, the Iranian General Staff said that the liner was shot down accidentally as a result of a human error.

According to Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, a mistake was made during the crisis, "provoked by US adventurism."

President Hassan Rouhani noted that those responsible for the crash will be held accountable. The head of the judiciary of Iran, Ibrahim Raisi, called for an investigation of the situation as soon as possible.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps recognized responsibility for the collapse of the Ukrainian Boeing.

According to the commander of the Space Forces of the IRGC, Amir Ali Hajizade, the Iranian air defense system took the Ukrainian passenger plane for a cruise missile.