Iran handed over 'black boxes' of downed UIA plane to France: Ukrainians were invited to decrypt
France invited Ukraine to join in decoding information from the “black boxes” of UIA flight PS752, which shot down over Tehran January 8, 2020, writes Air force.
This was announced by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Yevhen Yenin.
Iran decided to hand over the boxes to France; it is expected that they will arrive in Lyon on July 20.
“Ukraine received an invitation from France to send our experts to participate in deciphering the PS752 “black boxes,” which (according to Iran’s preliminary promises) should arrive in Lyon on July 20,” Yenin said.
He added that Ukraine’s task is to ensure the maximum level of international recognition of the facts of unlawful interference in the case of flight PS752.
“This will bring us all closer to establishing justice and decent compensation for the families of the victims,” Yenin wrote.
In the plane crash of a UIA Boeing 737-800 near Tehran on January 8, 176 passengers and crew members were killed, including 11 Ukrainians.
Ukraine insists on a comprehensive and complete investigation of all the circumstances of the crash.
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Iran first denied liability for the crashin which 176 people died. But later admitted that the plane was shot down by the local military.
The National Security and Defense Council previously insisted that Ukraine has all the technical and scientific capabilities to study “black boxes” in cooperation with the Iranian side.
In February, Iran announced that it was stopping cooperation with Ukraine in the investigation. Then there was information about the problems with Iran paying appropriate compensation for the downed plane.
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