#MH370 : UPDATES FROM #MALAYSIA FOR #CHINA

MH370 PRESS STATEMENT
BY MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT, MALAYSIA
THURSDAY, 27 MARCH 2014
 

CHINESE SPECIAL ENVOY

His Excellency Zhang Yesui and
Dato’ Seri Hishammuddin

• Yesterday, His Excellency Zhang Yesui, the Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Special Envoy of the Government of China, met with the Prime Minister and Dato’ Seri Hishammuddin, the Acting Minister of Transport and the Minister of Defence.

• Following the meeting with Dato’ Seri Hishammuddin, His Excellency Zhang Yesui also received a comprehensive technical briefing by the international working group, led by the AAIB. Inmarsat’s findings - which led to the conclusion that MH370 ended in the southern Indian Ocean - were explained during the meeting.

• The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) and the Aircraft Accident Investigation Department (AAID) of the CAAC were present at yesterday’s technical briefing. The CAAC and AAID have been, and will continue to be, members of the international working group.

• Today His Excellency Zhang Yesui also met with the Chinese relatives of those on board MH370 who are currently in KL.

• Malaysia is committed to working closely with the Government of China and to sharing all information related to MH370 in full.

FAMILY BRIEFING IN BEIJING

at the Metro Park Lido Hotel in Beijing

• Yesterday, the Malaysian high-level team met with the Chinese relatives of those on board MH370 who are based in Beijing, for the fourth time. Over the duration of the three hour meeting, the relatives received a technical briefing and an update on the search operation. The high-level team also answered questions. Today, the high-level team met relatives again, at 3:25pm Malaysia time. The meeting is still underway.

China's ambassador to Malaysia Dr Huang Huikang

• Malaysia is working hard to try and make the briefings to the Chinese relatives in Beijing more productive. Malaysian officials met with His Excellency Huang Huikang, China’s Ambassador to Malaysia, to request the Government of China to engage and clarify the actual situation to the affected families in particular and the Chinese public in general.