Ukraine, the United Kingdom, Canada and Sweden demand Iran's consent to arbitration

The United Kingdom, Canada, Ukraine and Sweden are demanding that Iran agree to arbitration in the dispute related to the downing of the passenger plane of the 'International Airlines of Ukraine' over its territory in January 2020.

This is stated in a joint statement from the International Coordination and Response Group for the victims of flight PS752, as reported by 'European Truth'.

The arbitration dispute is initiated under the Convention on Combating Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation, the statement says.

The plane was shot down 'by two ground-to-air missiles, launched illegally and intentionally by members of the air defense unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran'.

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'The coordination group will continue to make every effort to hold Iran internationally accountable for its numerous violations of international legal obligations under several treaties,' they stated.

Today's step is part of a comprehensive strategy aimed at ensuring transparency and justice for the victims of the tragedy and their families, the text says.

In January 2020, a plane of the 'International Airlines of Ukraine' was shot down over Iran, which had taken off from Tehran airport.

176 people died, including 167 passengers and nine crew members. All crew members and two passengers were citizens of Ukraine.