Wednesday, 2 April 2014

Sepanyol simpati dengan kejadian MH370


KUALA LUMPUR: Sepanyol menyatakan rasa simpati kepada Malaysia berhubung tragedi kehilangan pesawat Malaysia Airlines (MAS) MH370 pada 8 Mac lepas.

Yang Dipertua Dewan Rakyat Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia berkata tragedi itu merupakan perkara pertama yang dibangkitkan Duta Sepanyol di Malaysia Maria Bassols Delgado dalam pertemuan mereka, Selasa.

"Beliau berkata Sepanyol melahirkan rasa simpati atas tragedi kehilangan pesawat Malaysia Airlines MH370 dan memberi kata-kata semangat kepada Malaysia agar terus menyelesaikannya tanpa mengambil kira pemikiran orang sinis.

"Beliau juga mendoakan usaha mencari dan menyelamat berjalan lancar," katanya kepada Bernama selepas menerima kunjungan hormat Duta Sepanyol itu di pejabatnya di Bangunan Parlimen, di sini.

Kunjungan hormat itu bertujuan memperkukuhkan hubungan dua hala antara kedua-dua negara di samping bertukar-tukar pandangan dalam pelbagai perkara.

Dalam perbincangan setengah jam dengan Delgado, Pandikar Amin berkata duta Sepanyol itu juga menyampaikan hasrat Suruhanjaya Tetap Parlimen Sepanyol berkaitan Hubungan Luar ingin membuat lawatan pertama di Parlimen Malaysia pada November depan.

Selepas kunjungan Delgado, Pandikar Amin kemudiannya menerima kunjungan hormat delegasi Kementerian Kehakiman Arab Saudi yang diketuai Ahli Majlis Tertinggi Kehakiman Arab Saudi Shaikh Saud Abdullah Almujeb.

Pertemuan itu antara lain bertujuan mendapatkan gambaran dan pengalaman berhubung sistem perundangan dan badan kehakiman negara, selain bertukar-tukar pandangan mengenai sistem kehakiman antara kedua-dua buah negara.

Delegasi itu disertai 16 orang yang terdiri daripada hakim Mahkamah Rayuan Arab Saudi.

Bernama

Champions League quarterfinal: Bayern Munich drew with Manchester United


Champions League quarter-final first leg, Old Trafford - Manchester United 1 (Vidic 58) Bayern Munich 1 (Schweinsteiger 67)



Bastian Schweinsteiger scored Bayern Munich's equaliser but was sent off late on in an engrossing 1-1 draw with Manchester United in their Champions League quarter-final first leg at Old Trafford.

David Moyes' side were forced to sit back and soak up large swathes of Bayern pressure before unearthing the opening goal on 58 minutes when Nemanja Vidic rose to head Wayne Rooney's corner into the visiting net.

It was a fine goal from the United captain, but the lead lasted only eight minutes when Schweinsteiger pounced on a cushioned header by Mario Mandzukic to rattle a volley high into the net after a lovely cross by Rafinha.

Bayern had their away goal ahead of next week's second leg on April 9 at the Allianz Arena, but Pep Guardiola's European champions will be without the suspended Javi Martinez and Schweinsteiger.

Martinez was booked for a late challenge on Javier Hernandez while Schweinsteiger walked in the dying moments for a second booking after he clattered Wayne Rooney. He claimed Rooney had taken a dive.

United had enjoyed moments of good fortune moments earlier when Antonio Valencia somehow avoid a second yellow and a red for leaping into a poor tackle on Jerome Boateng. But there is very much life left in this tie with United suddenly contemplating the prospect of toppling Europe's leading side on their home patch.




Source: Eurosport