Afkham: Iranˈs Embassy In Malaysia Ready To Help In Finding Missing Plane

Tehran, March 12, IRNA – Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham said on Tuesday that Iranˈs embassy in Malaysia is ready to help in finding the missing Malaysian passenger plane. In her weekly press briefing, she said ˈFirst of all I would like to sympathize with the bereaved families of passengers and flight crew who had different nationalities.ˈ ˈPeople in different countries are worried and we express our sympathy with them,ˈ she said. Iran has received information on probability of two Iranian nationals being on board the passenger plane, she said. Iranˈs embassy in Malaysia is ready to provide Malaysian officials with any necessary information, she said. Referring to the issue of fake passports, she said this is also among Iranˈs concern mainly because of dealing with human trafficking and Iran is very serious in this respect. As soon as any information is obtained in this regard, it will be put at the disposal of Malaysian officials, she said./end