U.N. agency confident Russia will back post-MH17 air safety plan


  • World
  • Thursday, 05 Feb 2015

Members of the Russian delegation listen to proceedings at the International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) global safety meeting in Montreal, February 3, 2015. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi

MONTREAL (Reuters) - United Nations aviation officials sought on Wednesday to allay Russian concerns about a plan to help airlines anticipate risks from conflict zones, as they seek to prevent another disaster like last year's downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.

Russia called on Tuesday for more time to discuss the plan to set up a global information-sharing system on risks to civil aviation from missiles, saying it posed legal concerns.

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