Malaysian minister addresses media on missing plane: highlights

The Malaysia airline plane has been missing for the past nine days. Malaysian authorities say that the last known location of the jet was in between the Northern and Southern corridor. The search has been divided into seven quarters and 25 countries are involved in the search efforts. The Malaysian government addresses the media on the recent developments.

Here are the highlights:

• Request all Malaysians to unite in the search for flight. it is our priority.
• Our thoughts remain with the families on board the flight.
• Working hard with other countries. We are analysing satellite surveillance.
• Have contacted every relevant country with satellite surveillance.
• Divided search area into seven quadrants.
  
• Entire search areas is 2.24 million square nautical miles.
• Glad that so many countries have come forward to help.
• High degree of certainty, communication was disabled.
• Shortly afterwards, airport transponder was switched off.
• Aircraft movement was initially consistent with deliberate attempts by someone on the plane.
• We know that last known position was either Northern or Southern corridor- which is where our rescue efforts are centered.
• Our priority is to find the aircraft.
• Cannot comment on the specifics of the investigation.
• Search remains our top priority.
• Main objective to locate where the flight is, politics isn't important, people shouldn't look for cheap publicity.
• We have indicated that there is no new development but we have requested the Indonesian government to help us.
• Australia and Indonesia are in a geographical position to assist us.
• We are talking to all countries to discover what could have gone wrong.
  
• We are not discounting any possibility.