CRI听力:Trilateral Meeting to be Held on MH370-related Issues

Chinese, Malaysian and Australian officials are preparing to meet early next week in Canberra to discuss the next steps in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.

Malaysia's acting transport minister and the head of the Joint Coordination Center have met this Friday ahead of the Australian meeting.

Both are warning the deep water search could take anywhere from 8 to 12-months.

However, both say they're confident they will discover the wreckage of the airliner.

Angus Houston, Australian head of the search operation.

"I still am hopeful that the Bluefin work that we do between now and the end of May might still find something. But I must say the chances of finding it, I think the probability is lower than it was when we started the search."

The meeting comes following the release of a preliminary report on the disappearance of the missing flight, which is suggesting the plane intentionally avoided flying over Malaysian airspace to avoid detection.

This is adding to the evidence that authorities believe one or more members of the crew had something to do with the disappearance of the plane.

The release of the report isn't sitting well among some in Malaysia.

"We don't know what really happened and yes, the Prime Minister said the plane ended in the Indian Ocean but we still cannot find wreckage from the plane. If I were a relative of a passenger, I would not be satisfied because of the lack of information."