Ukraine foreign minister says Iran cooperating in plane crash probe

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko says Iran has been cooperating with an investigation into the crash of a Ukrainian passenger plane near Tehran, adding that experts from his country have been granted access to the black boxes.

According to Press TV, speaking at a televised briefing in Kiev on Friday, Prystaiko added that Ukraine sees "full cooperation" from Iran in probing the cause of the crash.

"Our team has now got access to the black boxes," he said, adding that Ukrainian experts have also obtained access to the plane's debris and the crash site.

Kiev has sent a team of nearly 50 experts to Iran to participate in the probe after Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 went down near Tehran on Wednesday, killing all 176 people on board.

The Ukrainian foreign minister said the issue of where the black boxes would be analyzed was still a matter of discussion, but noted that his country wants this to take place in Kiev.

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