Traian Basescu: Aviation accident cannot be left without international investigation

President Traian Basescu in Sinaia, on Saturday, said that the aviation accident of Ukraine, in which 298 people died, cannot be left without an international investigation and without consequences for those responsible for this tragedy.

"We support an international investigation and I am not telling you this now, after I have seen other position assumptions. We reacted about three hours after the aviation accident occurred (...). It cannot be left without an international investigation and, for what happened, 298 innocent killed in a terrorist act, it cannot pass without consequences. Of course, I shall make a clearer statement on this at Cotroceni, because the information already gathered and presented by other world leaders is information we also have, but we would certainly nuance certain positions and I shall do it from the official President office, at Cotroceni. (...) I want to complete my own assessment based on the data I have and I reiterate that Romania has not learned anything new from the statements of political leaders, but I believe we must speak bluntly and I shall do it from Cotroceni," Traian Basescu said.

The Romanian head of state participated in Sinaia on Saturday as guest in the opening of the Congress of People's Party Women, within which the new leadership of the People's Movemement Party's women organisation will be elected. AGERPRES