Getting their ducks in a row.
Call me cynical but in light of the history of disinformation & obfuscation by the Malaysians, I would call this meeting an attempt to align all the ducks and get the 'TRI' parties all singing from the same hymn sheet.
I also find the fact that this meeting is being conducted while a) the Australian Government is in caretaker mode during the election campaign; and b) while Dolan is still in charge of the ATSB; as very suspect when the search timeline has been extended due to weather delays and when Greg Hood has already stated that he is standing ready to make the tough decisions on MH370: Hoodlum to take over from Beaker
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Quote:Special tripartite meeting on MH370 next week
By Bernama - 18 June 2016 @ 8:33 PM
KUALA LUMPUR: A two-day special tripartite meeting on Malaysia Airlines MH370 will be convened here, beginning Monday, to deliberate on the next course of action for the vanished jetliner.
Transport Deputy Minister Datuk Ab Aziz Kaprawi told Bernama here today that the highly anticipated meeting would also look in detail, other crucial issues, including the recent discovery of several debris and inputs from aviation experts.
The meeting, involving high-level officials from Australia, China and Malaysia is expected to take place at the transport ministry in Putrajaya.
“Top in the agenda of the meeting is on the future direction of the search operation for MH370.
“Only high ranking officials will attend the meeting. Malaysia will be represented by Department of Civil Aviation Director-General Datuk Seri Azharuddin Abdul Rahman,” said Ab Aziz.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) which leads the search in the Indian Ocean, is expected to complete the designated 120,000 sq km of the sea, by month-end.
The Beijing-bound MH370 aircraft with 239 passengers and crew on board disappeared from civilian radar screens on March 8, 2014, about an hour into the scheduled six-hour flight.
Its flight path was believed to have ended in the southern Indian Ocean.
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Call me cynical but in light of the history of disinformation & obfuscation by the Malaysians, I would call this meeting an attempt to align all the ducks and get the 'TRI' parties all singing from the same hymn sheet.
I also find the fact that this meeting is being conducted while a) the Australian Government is in caretaker mode during the election campaign; and b) while Dolan is still in charge of the ATSB; as very suspect when the search timeline has been extended due to weather delays and when Greg Hood has already stated that he is standing ready to make the tough decisions on MH370: Hoodlum to take over from Beaker
Quote:“They way I see it, there is still 15,000sq km to go and it would be remiss of us not to continue being hopeful until that area is searched,” Mr Hood told The Australian. “MH370 and what transpires with the search will be my biggest immediate challenge.
“But any decision to extend, expand or curtail the search will be a very delicate decision to be taken in conjunction with the Australian, Malaysian and Chinese governments.”
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