According to the head of the department, the situation occurred in a “difficult time”.
“Almost 32 years ago, the United States shot down an Iranian passenger plane. Until today, they still have not apologized formally. The American officer responsible for the attack even received a medal. Meanwhile, the Iranian who shot down the Ukrainian plane is now in prison, ”Zarif said in an interview with Spiegel.
Earlier, President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky discussed with the special representative of the head of Iran, Mohammad Eslami, the issue of transferring to Ukraine for decoding black boxes a Ukrainian plane shot down in Tehran.
As a result of the crash that occurred on January 8 in Tehran, 176 people were killed.
On January 11, Tehran admitted that the Iranian air defense system erroneously shot down a passenger plane of Ukraine International Airlines, mistaking it for a cruise missile.