(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) The EU Tuesday expressed shock and sadness over the downing of the Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 in Donetsk last Thursday and called on the separatist groups in the area to ensure full, immediate, safe and secure access to the site.
The EU Foreign Affairs Council in its meeting here discussed the issue and in a statement called all those in the area to preserve the crash site intact.
The Council called for a full, transparent and independent international investigation including with participation of technical and forensic experts from the Ukrainian, Malaysian, and Dutch governments as well as other technical and forensic experts.
The statement emphasized that those directly and indirectly responsible for the downing must be held accountable and brought to justice and urged Russia to actively use its influence over the illegally armed groups in order to achieve full, immediate, safe and secure access to the site.
The Council urged Russia to stop the increasing flow of weapons, equipment and militants across the border in order to achieve rapid and tangible results in de-escalation and agreed to accelerate the preparation of more sanctions on Russia.
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