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Ambassador of Ukraine to Belarus Igor Kizim has been handed a note of the violation of the airspace of Belarus, the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports.
On September 28, Igor Kizim was invited to the Foreign Ministry.
“On the proposal of the Ministry of Defense, the head of Ukrainian diplomatic mission in Minsk has been handed a note in connection with the violation of Belarus’ airspace by Ukraine’s Diamond DA-42 airplane, which took place on September 25, 2017,” the statement reads.
“Laying emphasis on the inadmissibility of violation of the state border, the Belarusian side has said it is expecting an official explanation and hoping that Ukraine will take all necessary measures aimed at preventing the recurrence of similar incidents in the future,” the Foreign Ministry stressed.
DA-42 is a light multipurpose plane. Such aircraft are used by the State Border Service of Ukraine.
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