PM Trudeau Updates: The Canadian flag flies at half-mast worldwide in memory of the victims of the plane crash in Iran, 63 of whom were Canadians

9 January,

Toronto, Ontario

Today The Prime Minister will meet with family members of the victims of the plane crash in Iran in private.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who called to discuss the tragic Ukraine International Airlines plane crash.The Prime Minister and the President expressed condolences for the Canadian, Ukrainian and other citizens who perished in the crash, and underscored that Canada and Ukraine were grieving together.  They also agreed to work closely together to ensure a thorough investigation into the cause of the crash. The Prime Minister conveyed Canada’s readiness to provide expertise and support to ongoing investigative efforts.

Latest Update from the Ministry of Defense Ukraine:

On January 8, an Air Force transport aircraft of the Ukrainian Armed Forces IL-76 has flown out from the Boryspil International Airport to the crash site of the Ukrainian International Airlines flight which took place near Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.

A task force which consists of representatives of the National Bureau of Air Accidents Investigation of Ukraine, the State Aviation Service, International Airlines of Ukraine, other agencies as well as specialists of the General Inspectorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, who are experts in aviation accidents investigation have flown to Iran as a part of the operational group.