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Iran agrees to pay $150,000 for victims of Ukrainian plane crash

mahla — Tue, 08 Jun 2021 06:40:24 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – A senior Iranian diplomat leading the legal discussions on the Ukrainian plane crash has said that Iran agreed to pay $150,000 in compensation for each victim of the crash.

Speaking after the third round of Iran-Ukraine talks in Kyiv, Mohsen Baharvand said during these talks several aspects of the Ukrainian plane crash in Tehran were discussed.

He told Iran Press that a detailed legal discussion had taken place, and the Iranian court had jurisdiction to hear the case of the Ukrainian plane crash because it was inside Iran.

“The indictment in the case of the Ukrainian plane crash has been issued in an Iranian court, and three judges are examining the case, and if there is a shortcoming in this regard, it will be dealt with according to the law,” Bahrvand noted.

He pointed out that military investigations, judicial investigations, and investigations by Iranian aviation specialists, in collaboration with an International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) advisory group and experts from the U.S. and UK, showed that human error caused the crash.

Baharvand underlined that the compensation set by Iran to pay the families of the victims was much higher than what is stated in international law.

He said the Iranian government had agreed to pay $150,000 for each victim, whether Iranian or foreigner, which some families have received as compensation.

“Politicizing specialized issues hurts everyone because there are aviation standards, whoever abuses politics, the whole international community suffers; the political use of specialized issues causes a country like Canada to commercialize the grief of bereaved families and the blood of victims,” he added.

He announced Iran’s readiness to cooperate in any way, provided that the authority of the Islamic Republic would be recognized and the sovereignty and immunity of the Iranian government would be respected.

The Ukrainian airliner was shot down shortly after taking off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini airport on January 8, killing all 167 passengers and nine crew members.

On January 11, the Armed Forces’ General Staff released a statement saying the plane was mistakenly downed near the airport.

The incident happened a few hours after Iran fired dozens of ballistic missiles at a U.S. airbase inside Iraq in retaliation for the assassination of top Iranian military commander, Lt. Gen. Qassem Soleimani.

The airplane had been mistaken for an invading missile.

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Iran, Ukraine Hold Second Round of Plane Crash Talks

reporter 1222 — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 13:45:13 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Diplomatic delegations from Iran and Ukraine held the second round of talks on issues surrounding the January 8 crash of a Ukrainian passenger plane near Tehran.

The second round of negotiations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Ukraine about the Ukrainian plane crash began in Tehran on Monday.

The meeting was co-chaired by Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for International and Legal Affairs Mohsen Baharvand, who heads the Iranian delegation, and by Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Yevgheniy Yenin, head of the Ukrainian delegation.

The participants started Monday’s negotiations with a minute’s silence to honor the victims of the plane crash.

In the gathering, the head of the Iranian delegation expressed sympathy with the families of victims of the plane crash, saying, “The Ukrainian plane was shot due to human error, and the Islamic Republic of Iran will try to assure the Ukrainian side of this as well.”

“The Islamic Republic of Iran’s stance is based upon transparency, as it has nothing to hide about this incident and is ready to genuinely inform the Ukrainian people and delegation about details of the incident,” Baharvand stated.

Iran and Ukraine are two friends that have sadly experienced such an incident, he said, adding that the two countries should now reach an agreement at the negotiating table.

Baharvand also reaffirmed the Islamic Republic of Iran’s determination to take punitive action and punish those at fault, ensure justice, and pay compensation to the families of victims.

For his part, the Ukrainian deputy foreign minister commended Iran for its warm welcome despite the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, hailed as positive the first round of negotiations in Kiev, and praised Iran for its cooperation and efforts to ensure justice.

The expert negotiations between Iran and Ukraine about the plane crash will go on for two days.

The Kiev-bound UIA Boeing 737 crashed shortly after taking off from Tehran on January 8, killing all 176 people on board, mostly Iranian and Canadian citizens.

Iran said the plane was hit by an anti-aircraft missile due to human error.

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Iran Offers Condolences to Ukraine over Plane Crash

reporter 1222 — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 04:52:14 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh on Sunday offered condolences to the people and government of Ukraine over the crash of a military plane that killed 26 people.

He also expressed his sympathy to the bereaved families of victims of the deadly crash that had only one survivor, Mehr News Agency (MNA) reported.

The tragic event occurred at around 20:50 local time (19:50 CET) near the eastern city of Chuhuyiv, in the Kharkiv region, some two kilometers away from a military airport.

The 28 people on board the AN-26 plane were military pilots and cadets of the Kozhedub Air Force University.

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