Ukraine's Foreign Ministry Explains Why Iran Is the Main Country Investigating the MAU Crash

The main country in the investigation is the state on whose territory the crash occurred.

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has explained why Iran has become the main country investigating the crash of the MAU plane, which killed 176 people. This is reported by Hromadske.

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry Political Director Oleksii Makeiev explained that Iran is considered the main country in the investigation of the crash because the plane fell on its territory. In fact, this is what can be called the reason why Tehran should not hand over the black boxes to anyone.

Makeiev said that the investigation of all aircraft crashes is governed by international law, namely Annex 13 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation of 1944 (the Chicago Convention). In addition, the investigation is taking place in cooperation with many states.

The ministry representative said: "The main role in the investigation belongs to the state on whose territory the crash occurred. It is that state which forms an independent investigation commission. It must also promptly notify the state where the vessel was registered, the operator state (in both of the last cases, this is Ukraine), the state where the aircraft was designed/manufactured, as well as the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)."

The ministry also added that countries whose citizens were affected by the crash may join the investigation.