Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Saturday sent messages of condolence respectively to Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte over the crash of a Malaysian passenger plane in eastern Ukraine.
Russia on Saturday called on Kiev and insurgents in eastern Ukraine to give experts access to the crash site of Malaysia airlines fight MH17 to facilitate their investigation.
Turkey called for cooperation with the Ukrainian government on an international investigation into the crash of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, said a statement released by Turkey's Foreign Ministry on Saturday.
The Philippine government on Saturday condemned Thursday's shooting down of Malaysian airlines flight MH17, which left 298 people on board dead.
As international investigators have begun arriving at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, world leaders demanded a thorough and transparent investigation while offering their condolences to the families of the victims.
Rescuers work at the crash site of MH17 of Malaysian Airlines near the city of Shakhtarsk in Ukraine's Donetsk region, July 18, 2014. Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai said Friday that according to the International Civil Aviation Organization's Annex 13, the Ukrainian government should institute an investigation into the circumstances of the deadly MH17 incident, and be responsible for the conduct of the investigation.
Malaysia Airlines said in Kuala Lumpur Saturday in a statement that it would waive change fees for passengers who wish to make changes to their itinerary to any MH destinations.
US President Barack Obama on Friday spoke by phone with leaders of Germany, Britain and Australia to discuss the downing of a Malaysian airliner in eastern Ukraine.
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday called for a fair and objective probe into the crash of a Malaysia Airlines passenger plane in eastern Ukraine.
The international police organization (Interpol) based in Lyon, France, said on Friday they are ready to send in the next 48 hours a team to help identify the victims of flight MH17 of Malaysia Airlines that crashed Thursday in eastern Ukraine.