Through its Foreign Ministry, Romania
\nhas announced it is closely monitoring the situation in the Middle East after
\nIran acknowledged against the political turmoil last week that it had shot down
\na Ukrainian passenger plane. According to the diplomacy in Bucharest, the
\nmonitoring includes the observance of the Vienna convention, which regulates
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Hundreds of students gathered in
\nTehran on Saturday night to bring homage to the 176 victims mostly Iranian and
\nCanadian of the 737 Boeing plane shot down by mistake by an Iranian missile
\nshortly after its take-off from the Tehran airport. Iran’s Islamic
\nRevolutionary Guard Corps have assumed responsibility for shooting down the
\npassenger plane of Ukraine Airlines International.<\/p>\n
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Missiles fired due to human error
\nhave regrettably caused the horrific crash of the Ukrainian plane and the death
\nof 176 innocent people. Investigations continue to identify and prosecute this
\ngreat tragedy and unforgivable mistake. The Islamic Republic of Iran deeply
\nregrets this disastrous mistake. My thoughts and prayers go to all the mourning
\nfamilies. I offer my sincerest condolences, Iranian president Hassan Rohani
\nwrote on Twitter.<\/p>\n
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In response his Ukrainian
\ncounterpart Volodymyr Zelensky said that Kiev expects Tehran to conduct
\ncomplete investigation so that the culprits may be punished and Iran offer
\ncompensations. In turn, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he expects
\nthe Iranian authorities to fully cooperate in the investigation over the
\nincident and that his government is working together with foreign partners to
\nmake sure the investigation is complete and detailed. <\/p>\n
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The EU High Representative for
\nForeign, Security and Defence Policies Josep Borrell has summoned the EU
\nforeign ministers, Romania’s Bogdan Aurescu included for a special session on
\nMiddle East issues. During the session, the head of the Romanian diplomacy has
\nurged the EU members to get actively involved in easing tensions and boosting
\ndialogue in the region. Aurescu has equally voiced Romania’s support for NATO’s
\nincreased role in the Middle East and in fighting terrorism. Bucharest believes
\nin the EU & NATO complementary action. <\/p>\n
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