Prime Minister Tony Abbott pledges justice for MH17 families on visit to the Netherlands
Early Tuesday (Aust time) Mr Abbott met his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte for talks about the future of the MH17 investigation and both leaders vowed the mission, while on hold due to the security situation in the Ukraine, would resume as soon as it was safe UGG Short Boot Factory Outlet
After a meeting at Mr Rutte residence in The Hague, both leaders signed a condolence book and spoke of the grief which had united the two countries on opposite sides of the world in the wake of MH17 shooting down over Eastern Ukraine on July 17.
Earlier in the day Mr Abbott and Australian Federal Police Commissioner Tony Negus both said the investigation to find and criminally deal with those who shot down the Malaysian Airlines plane was ongoing. The Dutch have expressed a desire to have them tried in the Netherlands and Australian police are involved in the investigation Moncler Sale Discount.
After a full day in The Netherlands, meeting with Dutch officials and Australian police and military involved in Operation Bring Them Home, Mr Abbott flew to London where today(tuesday) his focus shifts to the evolving security crisis in Iraq.
Mr Abbott will today(tuesday) meet with British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond to discuss the response to the violence in Iraq, including a humanitarian mission, as well as the situation in Gaza and the Ebola outbreak.
Before he left Amsterdam he paid tribute to the Dutch response to the MH17 tragedy.
be absolutely crystal clear about what happened when MH17 was shot down. 298 innocent people were murdered, 193 Dutch people were murdered and 38 who called Australia home were murdered, Mr Abbott said during a joint statement with Mr RutteLebron Shoes Sale Online.
was the very strong view of the Australian Government that the murder of innocent Australians was no small thing, even though it happened far away from our country. It was our view that the murder of innocent Australians had to draw a very strong response from the
Australian Government and I am very pleased that in our friends here in the Netherlands we have found partners to match our strength, partners who were not just partners in grief but partners demanding justice in the face of this terrible atrocity, Mr Abbott said.
owe it to he dead, we owe it to their grieving families to do everything we can to bring them home and to give them justice, he said, adding that whilst the investigation at the crash site had been suspended due to safety concerns, that it would continue as soon as it was safe.
His views were echoed by Mr Rutte: putting our work on hold, but we not stopping. Prime Minister Abbott and I are committed to resuming the work at the crash site as soon as the situation stabilises sufficiently. said the criminal investigation into the cause of the crash continues.
