Countries searching for jet to meet on next step

By Washington Examiner

Published May 2, 2014 10:50am ET

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Countries searching for jet to meet on next step — Malaysian Defense Minister and acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein, center, speaks to reporters as the chief coordinator of the Joint Agency Coordination Center (JACC) Angus Houston, right, and President of French Aviation Accident Investigation Bureau Jean-Paul Troadec listen in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, May 2, 2014. Air traffic controllers did not realize that Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 was missing until 17 minutes after it disappeared from civilian radar, according to a preliminary report on the plane's disappearance released Thursday by Malaysia's government. The government also released other information from the investigation into the flight, including audio recordings of conversations between the cockpit and air traffic control, the plane's cargo manifest and its seating plan. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian) | Vincent Thian

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Senior officials from Malaysia, Australia and China will meet early next week to decide on the next step in the search for the Malaysia Airlines jet, while expressing confidence Friday that the hunt was on the right track despite no wreckage being found so far.

Malaysian Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said that the challenges were huge but he told reporters, ” I believe we will find MH370 sooner or later.”

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