Merkel, Putin agree on international probe of #MH17 crash

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Merkel, Putin agree on international probe of #MH17 crash

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin agree for an international investigation into the downing of a Malaysian plane over Ukraine, and for rapid access to the crash site

BERLIN, Germany – German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed for an international investigation into the downing of a Malaysian plane over Ukraine, and for rapid access to the crash site, Berlin said on Saturday, July 19.

The two leaders, who spoke on the telephone, “agreed that an international, independent commission under the direction of ICAO (UN’s International Civil Aviation Organization) should quickly have access to the site of the accident… to shed light on the circumstances of the crash and move the victims,” said a German government statement.

A Kremlin statement on the same phone call said that “both sides stressed the importance of a thorough and objective investigation of all circumstances relating to what has happened.” – Rappler.com

 

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