MH17: Final report on tragedy ready by mid-2015, says Najib

DAVOS: The final report on the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH17 tragedy is expected to be ready after the middle of this year, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said here.

Najib, who is leading the Malaysian delegation to the 45th World Economic Forum here, said he was informed of the final report by Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte at a bilateral meeting on Thursday.

Najib, who is also finance minister, said the report was being prepared by an independent committee set up to investigate the tragedy.

“Rutte) has assured me that he would inform me first of the findings and conclusions before making the report public.

“The Dutch prime minister has reiterated that the MH17 tragedy has brought our two countries closer together,” Najib told Malaysian journalists covering the WEF, Thursday. – Bernama