Transport Minister says who ever is responsible must be held to account.
Ireland has strongly condemned the forced landing of a Ryanair plane in Belarus and called for those arrested to be released immediately.
Eamon Ryan made the comments before Belarussian officials at the International Transport Forum’s annual conference.
On Sunday, a Ryanair flight was diverted to Minsk where an opposition journalist and a social media manager were detained.
Transport Minister Eamon Ryan says it was completely unacceptable and believes a full investigation should be carried out:
Minister Ryan says it's vital that whoever was responsible for the forced landing is held to account:
Belarusian flag carrier Belavia cancels flights to eight countries -statement https://t.co/QQ12xkDLdP pic.twitter.com/A5VvVz03AM
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