Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh on Friday strongly rejected comments made by the Secretary of Ukraine's National Security Council that the Ukrainian plane incident was intentional.
Iran’s foreign minister stressed the significance of cooperation among all involved parties for the success of an ongoing talk over the unintentional shooting down of a Ukrainian plane by the Iranian air defense in January.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Sunday that special working group for handling consular affairs of victims of Ukraine plane crash is ready to offer services round the clock to their families.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani expressed regret over the human error which caused the tragic crash of Ukraine Airlines plane and said those who committed such an unpardonable mistake will be sued and investigated.
