All 193 members of the ICAO, including the 36 states currently serving on the organization’s council, were given access to the report Monday, the United Nations agency said in a statement.People demonstrate holding pictures of Mikola Dziadok and Roman Protasevich while walking in the March of Solidarity with Belarus as part of the Global Solidarity Picket. Krakow, Poland on May 29, 2021. A conflict of Belarusian citizens with the authorities escalated after Ryanair Boeing 737 flight from Athens to Vilnius, carrying Roman Protasevich, activist blogger, was flying over Belarus when it was forced to perform an emergency landing in Minsk after a bomb threat from Belarusian authorities only to arrest a dissident journalist on board. (Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images)© Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto People demonstrate holding pictures of Mikola Dziadok and Roman Protasevich while walking in the March of Solidarity with Belarus as part of the Global Solidarity Picket. Krakow, Poland on May 29, 2021. A conflict of Belarusian citizens with the authorities escalated after Ryanair Boeing 737 flight from Athens to Vilnius, carrying Roman Protasevich, activist blogger, was flying over Belarus when it was forced to perform an emergency landing in Minsk after a bomb threat from Belarusian authorities only to arrest a dissident journalist on board. (Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images)The report details the circumstances around the May 23, 2021 incident in which Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko drew international outrage by sending fighter jets to intercept a Ryanair flight from Athens to Vilnius.

The plane was forced to land in Minsk, where Belarusian authorities arrested dissident journalist Roman Protasevich and his partner Sofia Sapega, who were passengers onboard.

Several countries, including the United States, Canada, Britain and the European Union announced sanctions against Belarus in response.

“Council representatives will formally consider any further actions to be taken by ICAO as a result of the report’s findings during a meeting presently scheduled for 31 January,” the Montreal-based organization said.

“On that day the Council will also review a request from Belarus regarding what the State considers to have been unlawful restrictions or sanctions which were placed upon it in the aftermath of the event, by other States and the EU,” it added.

The report, which had been previously delayed, was composed by a team of ICAO investigators made up of experts in air safety and navigation, aircraft operation and international air law.

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UN agency finishes report on flight diverted to Belarus (msn.com)