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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
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