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Iran, Ukraine Discuss Plane Crash Case

reporter 1222 — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 12:03:52 +0000

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.

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Iran Air flights to Rome resumes on February

reporter 1222 — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 07:27:58 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s flag carrier Iran Air will resume direct flights to the Italian capital Rome on February 3.

Iran Air will operate Tehran to Rome flights on Mondays and Thursdays from Imam Khomeini International Airport, IRNA reported on Tuesday

Currently, Iran Air operates flights to Milan every Tuesday and Friday.

The idea of establishing the service was put forward last November, several days after Iranian aviation authorities confirmed that the Italian government had banned Mahan Air, Iran’s second-largest airline, from the country’s airspace under pressure from the United States.

The ban came nearly two months after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo paid a visit to Rome, urging the Italian government to comply with Washington’s sanctions on Iran and to stop accommodating Mahan flights.

The U.S. government has imposed sanctions on Mahan Air, accusing it of providing services to the IRGC, Iran’s elite military force which has also been blacklisted by Washington. Germany and France have both already banned flights by the airline. However, no similar decision has so far been made against Iran Air.

Last month, Italian ambassador to Iran Giuseppe Perrone said that the two countries are in talks to deepen bilateral cooperation, particularly in the field of cultural heritage, making the remarks on the sidelines of a ceremony to launch a joint project for developing cultural heritage and tourism.

He described Iran “as a country that is very rich in terms of cultural sites and archeological sites… so there is a lot for people to discover,” adding “Iran is a country that has a great and [un-]tapped potential and when it comes to tourism, cultural heritage, it has a lot to offer.”

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Sudanese Governor, Officials Killed in Airplane Crash

reporter 1222 — Sun, 09 Dec 2018 14:32:32 +0000

The governor of Sudan’s state of Gedaref as well as a number of other Sudanese officials were killed Sunday in a plane crash, local media reported.

The airplane carrying Governor Mirghani Salih was en route from the eastern city of Gedaref to the city of Galabat, in the same state, reported satellite TV Ashorooq, which is close to Sudan’s government, without identifying the officials on board, Anadolu Agency reported.

According to the same TV channel, the plane carrying the governor and a number of other officials crashed and burned up while trying to land at the airport.

Salih and other officials were reportedly killed, but there were attempts to rescue some other officials from the crash, according to the same source.

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