Describing Iran’s dealing with of the scenario as “unacceptable”, Ukraine mentioned the quantity of compensation ought to be negotiated and known as for these accountable to be dropped at justice.
An Iranian authorities assertion mentioned: “The cupboard accredited the supply of $150,000 or the equal in euros as quickly as attainable to the households and survivors of every of the victims of the Ukrainian plan crash,” IRNA reported.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have mentioned they unintentionally shot down the Ukraine Worldwide Airways aircraft shortly after takeoff, mistaking it for a missile when tensions with america had been excessive.
Ukraine’s overseas ministry mentioned the compensation quantity ought to be decided by means of negotiations, making an allowance for worldwide follow, and that establishing the causes of the tragedy and bringing these accountable to justice was a prerequisite.
“The Ukrainian facet expects from Iran a draft technical report on the circumstances of the plane capturing down,” ministry spokesman Oleh Nikolenko mentioned, including that Iran had but to implement earlier agreements, with out giving particulars.
“This example is particularly unacceptable, since we’re speaking concerning the destiny of harmless individuals,” Nikolenko mentioned.
Iran’s Roads and City Improvement Minister Mohammad Eslami instructed state tv on Wednesday that the ultimate report on the crash had been despatched to the international locations taking part within the investigation.
Beneath United Nations guidelines, Iran retains general management of the investigation whereas america and Ukraine are accredited because the international locations the place the jet was respectively constructed and operated. Canada has additionally performed a job as the house of lots of the victims on the downed aircraft.
Worldwide guidelines on air crash investigations often called Annex 13 embrace a suggestion {that a} remaining report seems inside 12 months, which on this case runs till early January, although many high-profile probes take longer.
A spokewoman for the Transportation Security Board (TSB) of Canada mentioned by e mail the company was knowledgeable {that a} “draft investigation report was going to be distributed” this week, though the TSB won’t have entry to it. The TSB will solely obtain a replica of the ultimate report when printed.
Habib Haghjoo, an Iranian-born Canadian who misplaced his daughter and grandaughter within the crash, mentioned he didn’t belief the information from Tehran and burdened that his precedence is the report.
“They wish to wrap it up,” he mentioned of Iran. “We wish the reality.”