Iran sent France the black boxes of the Ukrainian passenger plane shot in error in January, said on Saturday vIranian Foreign Minister, to Etemad newspaper.
“The black boxes were transported to Paris yesterday [viernes] by those responsible for civil aviation and by a judge, and they will begin to be deciphered on Monday, ”said Mohsen Baharvand.
Iranian armed forces they admitted to having shot down “by mistake” a Boeing of Ukraine International Airlines that was making the journey between Tehran and Kievshortly after it took off from Tehran International Airport.
The catastrophe cost the lives of 176 people aboard the apparatus, most of them Iranians and Canadians, many of them binational.
The French Research and Analysis Office (BEA) indicated in June that Iran officially requested its technical assistance to repair and recover the data from the black boxes.
“The French government had very good cooperation with the Iranian delegation for which I thank France,” added Baharvand.
Tasks should start July 20, according to the BEA.
The Iranian ministry said in June that the shipment of the black boxes was delayed by the pandemic of the new coronavirus, which hit Iran hard and led to the cancellation of most international flights.
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