Nederland heeft de leiding op zich genomen in het officiële onderzoek naar de oorzaak van het neerhalen van Malaysia Airlines vlucht MH17. Dat heeft minister Timmermans van Buitenlandse Zaken maandag gezegd in een toespraak tot de Veiligheidsraad van de Verenigde Naties.

Timmermans voegde er aan toe dat het onderzoek zal worden uitgevoerd in nauwe samenwerking met de relevante landen, de Verenigde Naties, en de ICAO – het VN-orgaan voor de burgerluchtvaart. 

English version

The Netherlands has agreed to take the lead in the official international investigation into the cause of the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. An announcement to that effect was made by Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans addressing the UN Security Council on Monday. He said The Netherlands will closely cooperate “with the relevant countries, the United Nations and ICAO” (the International Civil Aviation Organisation, a UN body)

Relevante passage uit toespraak Timmermans

“Mr. President,
I also welcome the setting up of a proper investigation into the cause of the tragedy of MH17, as envisaged in today’s resolution. The Netherlands has agreed to assume a leading role in such an investigation, in close cooperation with the relevant countries, the United Nations and ICAO. I am fully aware of the great responsibility we now take upon ourselves and I give you my personal commitment that we will discharge this responsibility to the best of our abilities. Once the investigation ascertains who was responsible for the downing of the flight MH17, accountability and justice must be pursued and delivered. We owe that to the victims, to justice, to humanity. I call on all relevant countries to provide full cooperation.”