Ukraine and the Netherlands signed an Agreement on International Mission for Protection of Investigation
Minister
of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Frans Timmermans and Vice Prime Minister
of Ukraine - Minister of
Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Utilities Volodymyr Hroysman signed an Agreement
on the International Mission for Protection
of Investigation. The Mission shall be established to
facilitate the recovery of remains and the conduct of the investigation regarding
the accident of the downing of a civilian aircraft, Malaysian Airlines flight
MH 17 on July 17, 2014
The
Mission shall consist of military and non-military personnel from the
Netherlands and Australia and other States whose nationals were on flight MH17
as appropriate.
The Agreement is planned for ratification at the Ukrainian Parliament on
July 31.
On July 24 and 25, Ukraine adopted a number of legal acts with the
Netherlands, including the Memorandum of understanding concerning
the investigations regarding the accident of the downing of a civilian aircraft,
Malaysian Airlines flight MH 17 on July 17, 2014 and an agreement
about giving the Netherlands the right to investigation.