The black boxes of her aircraft Azerbaijan Airlines which crashed on Wednesday at Kazakhstan will be sent to Brazil to be examined there, Kazakhstan’s transport ministry announced.

“The investigative committee (…) decided to send the flight recorders (including the black boxes) to the Center for the Investigation and Prevention of Air Accidents (CENIPA) in Brazil, which is also the country where the Embraer aircraft are manufacturedsaid the ministry in its announcement.

The aircraft, which performed the route from Baku Azerbaijan in Grozny, Chechnya, it seems shot down by a Russian anti-aircraft missile. 38 people were killed in its crash.

IATA calls for an impartial investigation

OR International Air Transport Association (IATA) asked for its part to become one in-depth, unbiased and transparent researchabout the plane crash. If it is proven that it was shot down by “militants”, those responsible should be brought to justice, he stressed.

“We extend our sincere condolences to the families and friends of the victimssaid the director general of the non-governmental organization, Willie Walsh.

“Out of respect for the 38 people who lost their lives and for those who survived we must find out the causes of this disaster and take measures to prevent it from ever happening again“, he emphasized. “Civilian aircraft should never be targetedintentionally or accidentally, of military operations“, he added, noting that a preliminary report should be made public within 30 days. “If the conclusion is that this tragedy is due to militants, the perpetrators should be brought to justice».

IATA represents approximately 340 airlines covering almost 80% of the world’s air traffic.

Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev discussed the crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane again by phone on Sunday, at the initiative of the Russian president, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Interfax.

“Putin and Aliyev continued to discuss various issues related to the crash of the Azerbaijani airliner” Russian media reports.

The news comes in the shadow of Aliyev’s criticism of Moscow, which he accused of trying to cover up its responsibility for the air tragedy in Kazakhstan.

“We have clearly communicated our demands to the Russian side, they were already delivered on December 27. What were those? First, the Russian side should apologize to Azerbaijan. Second, to admit her guilt. Third, to punish the guilty, hold them criminally responsible and pay compensation to both the state and the injured, passengers and crew members. These are our terms. The former was satisfied on Saturday. I hope the rest of our demands will also be met,” Aliyev interpreted.