Here are the main international reactions after Iran’s admission that a tragic “error” was at the origin of the Ukrainian plane crash which left 176 dead, including many Iranian-Canadians as well as Afghans, British, Swedish and Ukrainian.
Ukraine
“We expect Iran (…) to bring the culprits to justice”, “the payment of compensation” and “the return of the bodies of the victims,” wrote President Volodymyr Zelensky on Facebook.
“We hope that the investigation will be continued without deliberate delays and unimpeded. Our 45 specialists must obtain full access” to all of the elements of the investigation, he added.
Canada
“Our priority remains to shed light on this issue in a spirit of transparency and justice,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a statement.
“This is a national tragedy and all Canadians are in mourning. We will continue to work with our partners around the world to ensure that a full and thorough investigation is carried out,” he said. assured, adding: “the Government of Canada expects the full cooperation of the Iranian authorities”.
France
“It is important to seize this moment to give space to discussions and negotiations” on the Iranian nuclear issue, said French Minister of Armies Florence Parly.
“The lessons that we must learn from this dramatic sequence that we have experienced for several days now, since the end of 2019, is that we must put an end to this escalation,” she continued. .
UK
Prime Minister Boris Johnson called Iran’s confession on Saturday “an important first step”.
“We now need a full, transparent and independent international investigation and the repatriation of those who have died,” the conservative leader added in a statement, adding that the UK would work with its international partners to this end.
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