A moment of silence was observed by Malaysian lawmakers on Tuesday as the country remains hopeful to find the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 two years after its disappearance.
In an interim statement, an independent international Air Accident Investigation Team said the MH370 wreckage has still not been found despite the continuing search in the South Indian Ocean, where the flight was presumably had ended its journey.
A wing part called flaperon was recovered in the French oversea island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean last July and was determined to have been a part of the MH370 aircraft, the report said.
Officials said the joint search in South Indian Ocean has completed some 75 percent of the 120,000 square kilometer search area, and is expected to be finished by later this year.
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said his country remains hopeful that the plane could be found in the search area.
"The disappearance of MH370 was without precedent, and the search has been the most challenging in aviation history," Najib said in a statement.
"Amidst some of the world's most inhospitable terrain - at depths of up to six kilometers, across underwater mountain ranges, and in the world's fastest currents - the search team has been working tirelessly to find MH370's resting place," he said.
Malaysia, Australia and China will hold a tripartite meeting to determine the next step if the current search fails to find the plane, said the prime minister.
"We remain committed to doing everything within our means to solving what is an agonising mystery for the loved ones of those who were lost," he added.
Flight MH370 disappeared on March 8, 2014 en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board, most of them being Chinese nationals.
The investigating team said it would continue to work on the analysis, findings, conclusions and safety recommendations on eight relevant areas, including the diversion from the flight route; air traffic services operations; flight crew profile; satellite communications as well as on the debris, among others.
The team comprises officials and investigators from Malaysia as well as Australia, China, France, Indonesia, Singapore, Britain and the United States.
Malaysian and Australian authorities are trying to verify two more suspected debris, found in the Reunion Island and nearby African country of Mozambique respectively in the past week.
Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai said a Malaysian team has arrived in Mozambique, which lies at the same corner of the Indian Ocean as the Reunion Island.
"We are given the green light to collect the debris and the debris is in our custody now, we will verify the debris as soon as possible," he told reports. Liow said earlier that the debris was likely to be from a Boeing 777, the same model as flight MH370.
Tuesday also marked the deadline set by Montreal Convention for the families to file claims for compensations. Both Malaysia government and Malaysia Airlines have urged families to do so by Tuesday.
A Kuala Lumpur-based law firm said it had represented families of 44 passengers to file legal actions against Malaysia Airlines and its insurer.
Some of the families held a ceremony on Sunday to mark the loss of their love ones. Voice370, A family support group, has urged authorities to continue search for the missing aircraft.
