Eight victims of the crash of the Polish presidential plane, including four crew members, are buried today in the cemeteries in Warsaw, Krakow and Jasło in south-eastern Poland.

The bodies of all ninety six victims had been identified. The spokesman for the Polish government has said that on Wednesday Prime Minister Donald Tusk will present a report on the first stage of the activities of government agencies and the State Commission for the Investigation of Aircraft Accidents, aimed at explaining all the circumstances of the tragedy. Tomorrow, Mr Tusk is to have another meeting with the head of the State Commission for the Investigation of Aircraft Accidents Edmund Klich. In a TV interview two days ago, Mr Edmund Klich voiced some reservations concerning the work of the Russian commission for the investigation of the April 10 presidential plane crash.

During yesterday’s visit to Moscow, Defence Minister Bogdan Klich was given assurances that all causes of the disaster would be fully explained. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said that it is Russia’s debt to the memory of the dead and a factor which will define the level of trust between Russia and Poland in the future. The Polish Defence Minister said that the investigation has to be speeded up and the principles of openness and transparency have to be fully respected’. (mk)