Iran will not compensate Ukraine International Airlines for its plane Tehran accidentally downed in January because the passenger jet was insured by European firms, the head of Iran’s Central Insurance Organization said on Monday.“The Ukrainian plane is insured by European companies in Ukraine and not by Iranian (insurance) companies,” said Gholamreza Soleimani, according to the Young Journalists Club news website affiliated with state TV. “Therefore, compensation should be paid by those European companies.”:Ukraine to ‘maximize’ compensation over jet shot down by IranIran warns Ukrainian plane crash victims’ families not to speak to mediaLast month, Iranian and Ukrainian officials held talks …read more
Source:: Al Arabiya
