Dutch PM Rutte receives "positive" signals on treatment of bodies

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is satisfied with recent developments in the handling of the dead bodies of the victims of MH17 crash, he said during a press conference in The Hague on Monday.

"After the first small positive signs of Sunday, I received more positive signals on Monday," said Rutte. "There seems to be movement now."

According to Rutte the bodies of victims of the plane crash in eastern Ukraine look more carefully treated than was previously feared. "These are the first signs of the Dutch experts," the Dutch PM added.

The tragedy of the MH17 cost 298 deaths, of whom 193 had the Dutch nationality. A total of 282 bodies from the crash are recovered. On Monday night a refrigerated train containing the bodies departed from the town of Torez and will, according to Rutte, ride via Donetsk to Kharkov in ten to twelve hours.

"It seems like a positive development, although we are only satisfied if the train actually arrives," Rutte reacted.

From Kharkov, the bodies will be flown to the Netherlands, which leads the identification of the victims. Once at the destination, the bodies are transferred to Dutch team and eventually flown to Amsterdam. The bodies will be identified in the Netherlands.