NEW DELHI, March 9 — India is closely monitoring the development of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Among the passengers were five Indian nationals.
Since yesterday, the Indian High Commission in Malaysia and the Embassy of India in China and Korea have been in touch with the relatives of the five Indian nationals on the flight and we have assured them of our assistance and support, Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement today.
The Indian High Commission in Kuala Lumpur is also in constant contact with concerned Malaysian authorities in this regard, it said.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of those on that flight and we fervently pray for the passengers onboard. We appreciate the efforts of the Government of Malaysia to locate the missing aircraft,” said a statement.
— BERNAMA
