Iran, Ukraine Discuss Plane Crash Case
Iran, Ukraine Discuss Plane Crash Case
The foreign minister of Iran, Mohammad Javad Zarif, and his counterpart in Ukraine talked about the January crash of a Ukrainian jetliner near Tehran.

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The foreign minister of Iran, Mohammad Javad Zarif, and his counterpart in Ukraine talked about the January crash of a Ukrainian plane near Tehran.

In a telephone conversation on Monday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Ukrainian counterpart Kuleba Dmytro talked about a range of issues, including the latest developments in the bilateral relations and the efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak.

Zarif and Dmytro also discussed the case of a crash of the Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 which was mistakenly shot down near Tehran on January 8.

The Iranian air defense unintentionally shot down the passenger plane amid the highest level of readiness because of a possible military attack by the US.

All 176 people on board the plane were killed.

  • source : Tasnim, Irannews