Russia: An independent and transparent international investigation into crash of MH17 is needed
(VOVworld) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday discussed in a telephone conversation with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte questions about the provision of an independent investigation into the crash of Boing777 of Malaysian Airlines in eastern Ukraine.
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The site of the Malaysia Airlines crash in Ukraine |
According to the two leaders, the investigation must be international and conducted by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). They also stressed that observers of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and international experts must be able to get access to the crash site.
On the same day, US Secretary of State John Kerry, in a phone call with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday, stressed that investigators must get full access to the site of the Malaysia Airlines crash in Ukraine. The two diplomats said there should be a transparent, independent and objective investigation managed by the ICAO. They said that any evidence including black box must be provided for the investigation.