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ASEAN strongly condemns downing of Flight MH 17

VGP – ASEAN member States on Sunday condemned the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH 17 in Eastern Ukraine on July 17.

July 20, 2014 12:57 PM GMT+7

They expressed their shock at the tragic deaths of 298 people of multiple nationalities on board the airline.

Flight MH17 was flying over non-restricted air space, and following a flight path which had been declared safety by the International Civil Aviation Organization.

ASEAN countries called for a full, independent and transparent investigation into the catastrophe./.

By Huong Giang