Russia will refrain from any comments regarding the investigation into the crash of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) in Ukraine before the Dutch Safety Board publicizes a final report on the circumstances of the disaster on Oct. 13, a high-ranking Russian official says.
The Dutch Safety Board has been invested with the exclusive right to make public the official results of the technical inquiry and the final report on the causes of the Boeing’s crash is expected to be released on Oct. 13, Oleg Storchevoi, a deputy chief of the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviation), told Interfax on Oct. 2.
“Before this moment, we see fit to refrain from premature comments and are calling on others to do the same,” Storchevoi said.
After receiving a blueprint of the final report, Russia made some comments and objections to some of its provisions, Storchevoi said.
Possessing all the necessary resources and expertise, Russia still remains open to cooperation on the matter, he said.
“We immediately aired our opinion regarding this document and signaled serious objections to some of its premises. All of them were accumulated and passed to the Dutch side in time. At the same time, we have stated repeatedly that we are open to cooperation and are prepared to conduct all the necessary experiments and studies, and we possess the resources, qualification and experience necessary for this,” Storchevoi said.
“We are convinced that our assistance could play an important role in determining the true causes of this tragedy,” he said.
