WINNIPEG — Canada is keeping up the pressure on Iran to involve outside experts in the investigation into downed Ukrainian jetliner PS752, amid signs that Iran is balking at turning over the flight data recorders. Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne wrote Sunday to his Iranian counterpart to stress Canada’s view that the black boxes should be sent quickly for analysis by experts in either France or Ukraine. TOLGA AKMEN via Getty Images Francois-Philippe Champagne addresses a press conference after a meeting of the International Coordination and Response Group to discuss the shooting down of an Ukrainian plane in Iran in London on Jan. 16. Champagne was speaking on his way into a three-day cabinet retreat in Winnipeg amid reports the Iranian official leading the investigation appears to be backtracking on an earlier statement that the black boxes would be sent to Ukraine. Iranian officials have previously said the black boxes were damaged but are usable.

Source: Huffington Post January 19, 2020 22:18 UTC