China News Service, March 21. According to the Russian Satellite Network, Ukraine’s Deputy Foreign Minister Yevgeny Yenin said that Ukraine and Iran still have the possibility of reaching a compromise on the downing of the Ukrainian Airlines Boeing passenger plane. There is no talk of suing the International Court of Justice.
On January 8, 2020 local time, the Ukrainian flight PS752 originally planned to fly to Kiev crashed shortly after taking off from Tehran Khomeini International Airport in Iran, killing all the people on the passenger plane.
The picture shows rescuers sorting out the belongings of the victims.
According to reports, Iran’s Tasnim News Agency released the final report of the Iranian Civil Aviation Organization on the investigation of the crash of a Ukrainian plane near Tehran in 2020.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba said Iran’s report on the Boeing crash in Ukraine near Tehran in 2020 was “biased” and said that Kiev, together with international partners, did not allow the country to evade responsibility for the crime.
Ye Ning was asked whether Tehran has concluded relevant investigations and whether Ukraine is ready to sue Iran in the International Court of Justice.
He replied: "As for the prosecution, it is too early to say. At present, the possibility of reaching an out-of-court settlement with Iran still exists."
The Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine stated that the next round of negotiations between Ukraine and Iran will be held in Kiev.
He said: "The date has yet to be agreed."
On January 8, 2020, a Boeing 737-800 passenger plane of Ukraine International Airlines flying to Kiev crashed shortly after taking off from Tehran Airport, killing 176 people.
The Iranian military stated on January 11, 2020 that the Ukrainian Boeing aircraft was shot down unintentionally. The error was due to human factors: the aircraft flew near Iranian military targets and was mistaken for “hostile targets”.
At the same time, Iran pointed out that the United States was expected to launch an attack at that time, so the air defense system was in full combat readiness.
Ukrainian President Zelensky expressed the hope that Iran will fully admit its mistakes, publicly apologize, punish those responsible and pay compensation.