President Basescu asks EU involvement in investigation of airliner downing in Ukraine

President Traian Basescu asks for immediate investigations of the circumstances of the airliner downed in Ukraine and demands the participation of EU experts in the inquiry, a release of the Presidential Administration informed.

'The President of Romania Mr. Traian Basescu is dismayed by the tragic event of Thursday, July 17 in the airspace of Ukraine, involving an airplane of Malaysia Airlines carrying 295 people. President Traian Basescu demands the immediate investigation of the circumstances of the tragic accident and requests the participation of experts of the European Union in the inquiry, alongside Ukrainian authorities,' the release reads. AGERPRES