M'sia to ink pact with Australia
Published on: Sunday, April 20, 2014
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia and Australia are expected to sign an agreement specifying who would handle the wreckage and black box of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, missing since March 8, if they are recovered.Department of Civil Aviation Director-General Datuk Azharuddin Abdul Rahman said the agreement was still in the drafting process and thus could not reveal more on the matter."The framework agreement between Malaysia and Australia is an understanding on how to deal with the wreckage, black box and also human remains if we are able to locate (the plane).ADVERTISEMENT "Once we have sorted out the details with Australia, we should be able to give more details to the media," he said.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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Present were Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Hamzah Zainuddin, Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Abdul Aziz Kaprawi and MAS chief executive officer Ahmad Jauhari Yahya. Hishammuddin said he had spoken to Joint Agency Coordination Centre (JACC) chief coordinator Air Chief Marshal (Rtd) Angus Houston to ensure that arrangements made between the two countries would be in consultation with international partners in the search operation. - Bernama