Canada is among four countries turning to international law to ensure Iran is held accountable for shooting down Flight PS752 more than three years ago.

The group of nations 害羞草研究所� which also includes Britain, Sweden and Ukraine 害羞草研究所� called on Iran six months ago to agree to binding arbitration through a United Nations convention designed to protect commercial aircraft from attack.

The group says since Iran did not agree to the demand, the matter is being referred to the International Court of Justice as soon as possible.

Iran害羞草研究所檚 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps shot down the Ukrainian Airlines flight just minutes after takeoff on Jan. 8, 2020, killing all 176 people on board.

The passengers included 55 Canadian citizens and 30 permanent residents, along with others with ties to Canada.

The call for binding arbitration followed years of unsuccessful negotiations with the Iranian government in terms of reparations and holding those responsible to account.

Foreign Affairs Minister M茅lanie Joly planned to meet with the families of victims of PS752 on Thursday to provide them with an update on the next steps.

害羞草研究所淭hese families deserve transparency, accountability and justice and we will not relent in our efforts to seek it through international law,害羞草研究所� Joly said in a statement. 害羞草研究所淚mpunity is not an option for the Iranian regime.害羞草研究所�

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