Vietnam willing to join rescue efforts for Indonesia's missing plane
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on December 28 had a telephone talk with Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno L.P. Marsudi, asserting Vietnam's willingness to join search and rescue efforts for missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 if needed.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on December 28 had a telephone talk with Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno L.P. Marsudi, asserting Vietnam's willingness to join search and rescue efforts for missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 if needed. The Vietnamese Government and people expressed deep concern with the families of passengers on the missing flight,
The Indonesian FM updated Binh Minh on the latest developments of the incident and thanked for the offer of assistance.
Rescue activities have been resumed on the early morning of December 29 after being suspended over the night due to bad weather.
The plane lost contact with air traffic control on the morning of December 28 while flying from Indonesia city of Surabaya to Singapore with 162 passengers and crew members on board.
Singapore deployed two jets, one destroyer and one escort ship, while the Air Accident Investigation Bureau had proposed sending two expert groups to help in the search and rescue operations.
The US, Australia and India also voiced their readiness to join the search for the plane.
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