“The aggravation of relations between Iran and the United States will probably not help to resolve a single crisis in the region, if only because tensions will increase, and the tragedy with the aircraft of Ukrainian airlines, of course, is such a very serious call and a signal to in order to start engaging in de-escalation, and not the constant threats and flights of military aviation, ”Lavrov said.
Earlier, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadim Priestayko during a telephone conversation that the Iranian side was ready to hand over to Ukraine the bodies of those killed in the crash of an Ukraine International Airlines airline near Tehran.
Ukrainian Boeing 737 of Ukraine International Airlines crashed on January 8 shortly after departure from Tehran. The victims of the crash were 176 people.