“Although we have had great accomplishments in aviation industry, this does not negate the responsibility of those countries that imposed sanctions against Iran,” he said in a statement.

Qashqavi added, “Variety of planes is a must and special attention should be paid to it.”

Last week, an Iranian passenger plane crashed, killing all 153 passengers and 15 crew members.

The plane, a Russian-made Tupolev, went down 20 kilometers from the northwestern city of Qazvin about 15 minutes after takeoff from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Airport.