Japan has requested to be part of the international panel Malaysia is setting up to investigate the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner, Malaysian Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said Tuesday.
"We welcome their participation. Then we will have a panel of experts that is transparent, that's credible and it involves practically the whole world," Hishammuddin, who is also acting Transport Minister, told reporters after meeting with Japanese counterpart Itsunori Onodera.
The Malaysian Cabinet approved the panel last week to probe the mystery behind the disappearance of Flight MH370 on March 8 while en route to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur with 239 passengers and crew members.