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    Russia's UN envoy slams Ukraine for violating MH17 resolution

    11:27 * 31.07.14


    Amid complaints of lack of access to the crash site of Malaysian
    Airlines Flight MH17, Ukraine "immediately violated" its commitment to
    ceasemilitary activity in the zone around the site, Russia's
    Ambassador to the United Nations said, according to RIA Novosti.

    Speaking at the UN Security Council late Wednesday, Vitaly Churkin
    said that Russia on July 28 "proposed a simple, unambiguous Press
    Statement" by the Security Council to bolster compliance with its
    Resolution 2166, which required a cessation of military operations
    around the site.

    The diplomat underlined that the Russian proposed press statement was
    unceremoniously blocked by some Security Council members, who he said
    are "not interested in a full implementation of Resolution 2166."

    Earlier Wednesday, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called "on all
    parties to immediately halt hostilities in the proximity of the crash
    site so as to allow the international teams unimpeded access to the
    site."

    Ban said he was "deeply disturbed to learn that forensic teams and
    international investigators in Donetsk who are tasked to probe the
    downing of MH17 continue to be impeded from accessing the site and
    carrying out their critical work due to heavy fighting in the area of
    the crash site."

    "There are victims' remains yet to be found and that key pieces of
    evidence remain at the site. The families of the victims of this
    horrific tragedy deserve closure and the world demands answers -
    international teams must be allowed to conduct their work," Ban
    stressed citing Security Council Resolution 2166.


    Armenian News - Tert.am

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