Russia demands action over downed helicopter.
Southerly Sudan should punish those liable for shooting down a UN helicopter during which four Russian crew members were killed, Russia's foreign ministry provides said.
In a statement produced on Friday, the ministry also urged South Sudan to consider steps to ensure such incidents don't happen again.
The statement named the persons and said the "tragic occurrence" throughout Africa's newest nation on Friday underscored the necessity to provide security for UN peacekeeping tasks.
"We call on the government of South Sudan to conduct a correct investigation of the incident, to punish those responsible and undertake all measures to guarantee nothing like this happens in the foreseeable future, " it said.
The helicopter was brought lower in South Sudan's Jonglei state and a UN spokesperson said that this South Sudanese army confirmed it had mistakenly fired on the helicopter.
Ban Ki-moon, the U.N secretary-general, condemned the shooting down with the "clearly marked" UN helicopter.
In a statement produced on Friday, the ministry also urged South Sudan to consider steps to ensure such incidents don't happen again.
The statement named the persons and said the "tragic occurrence" throughout Africa's newest nation on Friday underscored the necessity to provide security for UN peacekeeping tasks.
"We call on the government of South Sudan to conduct a correct investigation of the incident, to punish those responsible and undertake all measures to guarantee nothing like this happens in the foreseeable future, " it said.
The helicopter was brought lower in South Sudan's Jonglei state and a UN spokesperson said that this South Sudanese army confirmed it had mistakenly fired on the helicopter.
Ban Ki-moon, the U.N secretary-general, condemned the shooting down with the "clearly marked" UN helicopter.
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