The G7 foreign ministers once again urged Russia to cooperate in good faith with Australia and the Netherlands to explain and resolve all issues concerning the Russian "Buk" SAM, which, as a result of the investigation of the Joint Investigative Group (JIT), was shot down by the Malaysian Boeing. This is stated in the statement the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the G-7 on the anniversary of the destruction of the flight of Malaysian Airlines MH17, reports UNN.

"We, the Foreign Ministers of the Group of Seven: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union, are united in condemning, as much as possible, the flight of MH17 from Malaysia Airlines, a civilian aircraft flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur on July 17, 2014, "the statement said..

The ministers recalled that the MH17 carried 298 crewmembers and passengers, citizens of Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Philippines, Romania, South Africa, Vietnam, Britain and the United States of America.

"We fully support the work of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT), an independent criminal investigation led by the Netherlands, Australia, Belgium, Malaysia and Ukraine.

JIT's conclusions on Russia's role in the fall of MH17 are convincing, impressive and deeply troubling. The G7 Group recalls that UN Security Council Resolution 2166 requires that all states cooperate fully with efforts to establish accountability. We are united in our support of Australia and the Netherlands, which call on Russia to answer for its role in this case and fully cooperate with the process of establishing truth and achieving justice for the victims of MH17 and their relatives, "the ministers state..