Jakarta (Antara Bali) - Russia is ready to cooperate with Indonesia in investigating the cause of Sukhoi Superjet (SSJ) 100 plane crash at Mount Salak in Bogor district, West Java.
For its part, a group of Russian experts from the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, the Interstate Aviation Committee, the JSC (United Aircraft Corporation) and the SCA (Sukhoi Civil Aircraft) have arrived in Jakarta, according to the Russian embassy in Jakarta in its press statement released on Friday.
The Russian embassy is organizing a crisis center which closely interacts with local authorities to monitor situation in the field round the clock, the embassy said.
The assistance is also provided to the representatives of the SCA and Russian agencies who are now in Indonesia.
The embassy is ready to provide the relatives of Russian citizens aboard the plane with consular support, if needed.
The Russian aircraft was reported to have lost contact with the Air Traffic Controller at the Halim Perdanakusuma military airport in Jakarta during a demonstration flight on Wednesday. The plane has gone missing since then.
The body of the ill-fated aircraft was spotted in arduous territory on the slope of Mt. Salak at the height of 1500 meters on Thursday.(*/T007)
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