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Most of the 176 people killed when Iran shot down the Ukrainian
jet in January 2020 were citizens from those four countries,
which created a coordination group that seeks to hold Tehran to
account.
"Despite our best efforts over the past two years and multiple
attempts to resolve this matter through negotiations, the
Coordination Group has determined that further attempts to
negotiate with Iran ... are futile," it said in a statement.
"The Coordination Group will now focus on subsequent actions to
take to resolve this matter in accordance with international
law," it continued, but did not give details.
Tehran says Revolutionary Guards accidentally shot down the
Boeing 737 jet and blamed a misaligned radar and an error by the
air defense operator at a time when tensions were high between
Tehran and the United States.
A court in Ontario, Canada, this week awarded C$107 million
($83.8 million), plus interest, to the families of six people
who died. In June, Canada said it had found no evidence that the
downing of the plane had been premeditated.
(Reporting by David Ljunggren; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
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