Rada extends agreement on protecting investigation into MH17 downing

Published Oct. 19, 2016 at 12:53 pm

The wrecked cockipt of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 is presented to the press during a presentation of the final report on the cause of its crash at the Gilze Rijen airbase October 13, 2015. Air crash investigators have concluded that Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by a missile fired from rebel-held eastern Ukraine, sources close to the inquiry said today, triggering a swift Russian denial. The findings are likely to exacerbate the tensions between Russia and the West, as ties have strained over the Ukraine conflict and Moscow's entry into the Syrian war. (AFP)

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The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has extended until August 1, 2017 the agreement between Ukraine and the Netherlands on the international mission to protect the investigation into the MH17 tragedy involving the Boeing passenger airliner shot down over militant-controlled areas of Donetsk region in July 2014.

Some 247 MPs voted in favor of bill No. 0111 during Wednesday’s plenary session in parliament.

Ukraine’s law on ratification of the agreement (by exchange of notes) between Ukraine and the Netherlands, extending the agreement signed on July 28, 2014 until August 1, 2017 will facilitate the further investigation into reasons for the MH17 downing on July 17, 2014.