Vadym Prystaiko said the five nations included Canada – which had at least 57 passport holders aboard the flight – Sweden, Afghanistan and a fifth country which he did not name
Ukrainian Minister for Foreign Affairs Vadym Prystayko speaks during a news conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Jan. 10, 2020.Five nations whose citizens died when an airliner was shot down by Iran last week will meet in London on Thursday to discuss possible legal action, Ukraine’s foreign minister told Reuters.
He said the five nations also included Canada – which had at least 57 passport holders aboard the doomed flight – Sweden, Afghanistan and a fifth country which he did not name. Canada has previously said that these four countries and Britain had established a co-ordination group to support victims’ families.Hundreds of mourners gathered at the University of Toronto to mourn the victims of a jetliner that was accidentally shot down by an Iranian missile last week.
“I have seen this information on media that our plane changed the route … Yes, because it was hit by rocket! It was already dying.”Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, in a rare step, apologized to the nation and accepted full responsibility. Senior Guards commander Amirali Hajizadeh said he had informed Iran’s authorities on Wednesday about the unintentional strike, a comment that raised questions about why officials had publicly denied it for so long.
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