Working to ensure safe entry for SMART


SEPANG: A high-powered Malaysian government delegation is in Kiev to seek co-operation from the Ukrainian government for the Special Malaysian Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) to enter and secure the site where Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 went down.

They include Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai and Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman. Liow arrived in Kiev yesterday while Anifah arrives today with a team of Wisma Putra officials.

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