In a statement, the foreign ministry said Malaysia remained steadfast in its quest to prosecute those responsible for the act.
It also expressed appreciation for the presentation by the Dutch-led joint investigation team (JIT) yesterday on the latest developments and the way forward on criminal investigations.
“We will study the findings contained in the report carefully,” it said.
After four years of investigation into the downing of MH17, the JIT said the jetliner was shot down by a Russian missile, BUK Telar.
In a statement published on its website yesterday, JIT said the team was convinced that a BUK Telar was used to shoot down MH17, and that it had originated from the 53rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (53rd Brigade), which is a unit of the Russian army from Kursk in the Russian Federation.
Wisma Putra said as a member of the JIT, Malaysia was grateful for the hard work by other members which had established critical information regarding the tragedy.
“Malaysia commends the progress on this,” it added.
It said Malaysia had consistently called for and supported a fully transparent, independent and exhaustive investigation process.
It said Malaysia also reiterated JIT’s call for the public to come forward to assist in the investigation process, and to provide additional supporting evidence against the people directly involved in order for justice to prevail.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the grieving families and the loved ones of the passengers and crew of flight MH17.
“We owe it to them to do everything possible to bring closure to this tragic incident,” Wisma Putra said.
The Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it was shot down over the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine. All 298 people on board were killed.