The Brics Post, July 19, 2014
BRICS
leaders have called for a fair and objective probe into the crash of a Malaysia Airlines passenger plane in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region.
“I was
shocked,” said Chinese President Xi Jinping at a joint press conference with
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner of the Thursday tragedy,
which killed all the 298 people aboard the ill-fated Flight MH17.
The Boeing
777-200 airliner was en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it suddenly
vanished from radar. The Ukrainian government and pro-Russia rebels in eastern
Ukraine have traded charges of shooting down the plane.
The Chinese
president conveyed his deep condolences on the massive loss of lives and
sympathies with the families of the victims.
“I hope
that a fair and objective probe will be carried out to establish the truth as
early as possible,” said Xi.
In a separate statement, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said “he hopes the
circumstances of the disaster are established quickly”.
Brazilian
President Dilma Rousseff has also urged a speedy investigation into the
terrible tragedy.
“First, it
should be established what really happened. The Brazilian government will give
no assessments until the circumstances are clear,” said Rousseff.
Rousseff
was echoed by South African President Jacob Zuma, who stressed on a transparent
probe into the incident.
“We also
extend our sympathies to the Government and the people of Malaysia, as well as
all countries that have lost their citizens in the tragic crash. South Africa
calls for a thorough, transparent and independent investigation to determine
the cause of the incident,” said Zuma.
Meanwhile,
US Ambassador Samantha Power told an emergency meeting of the UN Security
Council on Friday that Washington cannot rule out that Russia aided in the
launch of the surface-to-air missile that shot down the plane.
A 25-member
team of international observers from the OSCE has been to the crash site, but
details are yet to emerge on the formation of the probe body.
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