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Investigation on MH370 flaperon finished with no details released: JACC

Xinhua, August 19, 2015 Adjust font size:

The French-led investigation team examining a flaperon found in La Reunion Island has concluded the first phase of inspection work, Australian Joint Agency Coordination Center (JACC) for the search of MH370 said on Wednesday.

However JACC refrained from giving any details of the findings, saying "the French authorities will, in consultation with Malaysia, report on progress in due course."

"The French investigation team is working as quickly as possible in order to provide complete and reliable information," the report said.

A piece of debris, identified as flaperon, was found in the French island of La Reunion in the Indian Ocean in July. It was later confirmed to be from missing Malaysian Airline flight MH370.

JACC also said the Australian government has proposed to have a meeting with officials from Malaysia and China in Canberra early next month to discuss future search operations.

"Such meetings allow for information to be shared between all three countries as well as discussion of search operations," JACC said in a weekly report. "This meeting will particularly focus on planning to ensure the search is conducted as efficiently as possible, taking advantage of expected better weather with the onset of summer."

It reported that both Fugro Discovery and Fugro Equator, contracted by the Australian and Malaysian governments, have been back from the port to the search area to conduct search operations.

More than 60,000 square km of the seafloor have been searched so far among the 120,000-square km area required to be scanned as agreed by the three governments in April.

JACC said the Search Strategy Working Group continues to review evidence associated with MH370 which may result in further refinement of, or prioritization within, the search area.

The Malaysian Airline flight went missing en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8, 2014, with 227 passengers and 12 crew onboard. It was believed to have crashed into the Southern Indian Ocean. Endi