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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a decree on the formation of a working group in charge of issues related to introducing an international mechanism to bring those responsible for shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in Donetsk region on July 17, 2014.

This working group is being set up “with a view to preparing a united international legal stand of Ukraine in the implementation of an international mechanism to bring to justice those responsible for shooting down the passenger airliner,” reads the decree which was published on the website of the president.

According to the decree, Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine for European Integration Olena Zerkal has been appointed as the head of the working group.