18/07/2014 President
The President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Anne Brasseur, has expressed consternation and great sadness following the crash of a Malaysia Airlines aircraft in eastern Ukraine.
“My thoughts are with those who have lost loved ones. On behalf of the members of the Assembly, I offer my condolences and deepest sympathy to the victims’ families and relatives.
Priority must now be given to conducting a rigorous and transparent international investigation to establish as quickly as possible the full circumstances of this tragedy and to find out who was responsible.”