Deputy head of President’s Office, Canadian ambassador discuss plane crash in Iran, investment and visa-free travel

"The parties discussed the implementation of the agreements reached during previous contacts between President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau," the report reads.

The interlocutors discussed topical issues related to the implementation of Canadian investment projects in Ukraine, the facilitation of Canada in the implementation of internal reforms and strengthening of Ukraine's defense capability, as well as the attraction of international financial assistance by our country.

Zhovkva separately noted the priority of the issue of liberalization of trips of citizens of Ukraine to Canada and the interest in intensifying the relevant bilateral dialogue.

The parties also discussed the investigation into the Ukrainian plane crash in Iran, which happened in January 2020.

As reported, the Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) plane (Flight PS752) heading from Tehran to Kyiv crashed shortly after taking off from the Imam Khomeini International Airport at about 06:00 Tehran time (04:30 Kyiv time) on January 8. There were 176 people on board – nine crew members (all Ukrainians) and 167 passengers (citizens of Ukraine, Iran, Canada, Sweden, Afghanistan, Germany, and the UK). They all died.

On January 11, Iran admitted that its military had accidentally shot down the Ukrainian passenger jet. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) accepted full responsibility for the downing of the Ukrainian airliner.

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