Breaking: Trudeau has spoken with Iranian President Rouhani, has demanded involvement in a full investigation into Flight 752
“What Iran has admitted to is very serious. Shooting down a civilian aircraft is horrific. Iran must take full responsibility,” Mr. Trudeau told reporters Saturday, a statement that implies Ottawa expects more from Tehran.
"This is one of the issues that we certainly need better answers to," he said. Asked later how Canadians can trust the Iranians' latest version of events given Tehran lied about the matter for several days, he replied:"That is a very real question that many people are asking." Canada has approximately 12 officials it wants to deploy to Iran, both to identify the victims and to provide consular services but also monitor the investigation.
Canada this week set up a task force with other countries that lost citizens in the crash to share information and push for credible answers on what happened. Canada, Britain, Sweden and Afghanistan have allied to create the International Coordination and Response Group for families of victims of Flight 752.
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