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Viet Nam extends sympathies to Malaysia, search efforts continue for missing aircraft

VGP – Viet Nam has dispatched two planes and seven ships to search for the Malaysian passenger plane which went missing on its way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing early March 8.
The National Committee for Search and Rescue said another five planes and four ships are on standby for search activities.

Meanwhile, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak said in Kuala Lumpur on March 8 that a total of 15 planes and six vessels have been deployed to search for the passenger jet, which carried 239 people on board.

On March 8, Deputy PM , FM Pham Binh Minh extended deep sympathies to the Government and people of Malaysia, relevant countries and families of the passengers on the missing plane during his urgent phone call to Malaysian FM Dato Sri Anifah Hj Aman.

The Vietnamese Deputy PM, FM said PM Nguyen Tan Dung paid special attention to the case and asked relevant agencies to coordinate closely with Malaysia to check the information about the passenger plane and deploy forces and means for the search and rescue work.

Malaysian FM Aman expressed sincere thanks for Viet Nam’s timely assistance.

Earlier on the same day, Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Le Hai Binh expressed his deep concern over the missing plane and extended sympathies with the plight of the families and relatives of passengers on board.

Immediately after receiving the information, Viet Nam proactively coordinated with concerned parties to verify the facts and deploy search and rescue measures, he said./.

 
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