Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is now getting impatient that Malaysian and other foreign investigators have not been able to access the entire area where Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 went down on July 17 after an apparent missile attack.

The Malaysian leader Saturday urged both pro-Russia rebels and Ukraine's military forces to cooperate, so that investigators can access the site fully, and start the process of knowing what caused the crash. Their cooperation would also allow other international teams to recover remaining bodies that still lie scattered along with debris from the aircraft.

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Najib gave the statement as he prepares to leave for the Netherlands Wednesday, to confer with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte about the situation in the crash site.

"Malaysia's agreement with those in control of the crash site has three central elements: the transfer of the black boxes to Malaysia; the return of the human remains; and full access to the crash site for international investigators," Najib is quoted as saying.

"The first two conditions have been met. My priority now is to ensure the third part of the deal is honored, and that international investigators are given full and secure access to the site. This will require the cooperation of those in control of the crash site and the Ukrainian armed forces."

All of the 298 passengers and crew perished in the crash. Of the number, 43 were Malaysians including two infants.

The prime minister's office released a statement that since a deal was struck for access to the crash site, a team of three Malaysian investigators has visited on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Each visit lasted about three hours, not enough time for the team to be able to see all of the wide debris area.

The statement also said at least 30 investigators would be needed to cover the entire site. Aside from the Malaysian investigators, three investigators from the Netherlands and one representative of the International Civil Aviation Organization have been allowed in.

A day before Najib's statements, pro-Russian rebels controlling the crash site gave indications that they have had too many visitors already, even with the limited number of investigators they have allowed in so far.

Michael Bociurkiw, speaking for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, said, "We were given the indication that their patience is almost wearing out. The organization has a small team that has been in the area for days.

"They're saying maybe another week and then they don't know what would happen," Bociurkiw said.

The Netherlands is negotiating with the Ukrainian government for the deployment of 40 Dutch military police to search for more bodies in the crash site, while Australia says it has a ready force of 190 policemen who will deploy unarmed to secure the area.

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