Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has described as a "terrible tragedy" the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 that has claimed the lives of as many as 27 Australians.
The Chinese government was shocked by the crash of a Malaysian plane in Ukraine and determining whether there were Chinese citizens onboard, a foreign ministry spokesman said in Brasilia Thursday.
Donetsk insurgent leader Alexander Borodai denied on Saturday that black boxes of the crashed Malaysian airliner MH17 had been found.
ASEAN Member States have strongly condemned the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in Eastern Ukraine in a statement issued to the press on Sunday.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday sent messages of condolences to Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman and Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans over the crash of a Malaysian passenger plane in eastern Ukraine.
Member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have voiced strong condemnation over the downing of Malaysia Airline's aircraft Flight MH17 in Eastern Ukraine on July 17.
The United States said on Saturday it is "deeply concerned" by rebels' refusal to allow monitors safe and unfettered access to the crash site of the doomed Malaysia airliner.
"I am shocked by the images of totally disrespectful behavior at the scene of the MH17 crash in Ukraine," said Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte during a press conference in The Hague on Saturday.
The German government will send two experts to Ukraine to support the MH17 crash probe, German media reported on Saturday.
French President Francois Hollande said Saturday that any hindrance of the investigation over Malaysia Airlines' crashed plane in Ukraine can not be tolerated.