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Russia: U.N. plan on conflict zone risks poses legal issues, wants 2016 vote


    MONTREAL (Reuters) - Russia said on Tuesday it wants a United Nations aviation agency plan on sharing information about conflict zone risks put to a wider International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) assembly vote in 2016, citing legal risks related to the proposal.

    The ICAO has proposed testing a central website where states and agencies could publish public warnings about conflict zones. It comes after the downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine last year.

    (Reporting by Allison Martell; Editing by Alden Bentley)