Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk has assured Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop of Ukraine's commitment to an impartial investigation into the crash of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 in Donetsk region and to bringing those responsible to justice.
“The prime minister of Ukraine has reaffirmed Ukraine’s determination to establish, along with the international community, all circumstances of the tragedy and bring all those responsible for this crime to justice,” the Ukrainian government press service reported following Yatseniuk’s meeting with Bishop in Kyiv on Tuesday.
The parties also discussed the organization of the work of international experts under the Netherlands’ guidance, who are currently in Ukraine and who are waiting for the opportunity to enter the crash site controlled by the terrorists, the press service said.
Yatseniuk underscored that Ukraine is interested in providing policemen and military experts from Australia and other countries with unimpeded access to the crash site.
The Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was downed in eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014. All the 298 people aboard were killed.
