Iran to send black boxes from downed UIA plane to France soon - Trudeau

17.06.2020 09:58

Ukrinform

Iran has said it will soon send France the black boxes of a Ukrainian passenger plane its forces mistakenly shot down in January, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has stated.

"The black boxes are supposed to be sent to France soon," Trudeau said at a daily briefing, adding that the coronavirus pandemic had delayed the handover, AFP reports.

According to the Canadian prime minister, he raised the analysis of the black boxes in a telephone call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky "a couple of days ago."

"We're going to continue to put pressure on the Iranian regime alongside our international partners to get answers, to get justice, to get compensation for the families," he added.

The Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) plane (flight PS752) heading from Tehran to Kyiv crashed shortly after it took 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.