KUALA LUMPUR (July 18): The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) and the Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia (DCA) confirmed today that a large piece of aircraft debris has arrived in Canberra for examination, as part of the search for MH370.

The large piece of what is likely to be a wing flap was found by locals on Pemba Island, just off the coast of Tanzania, Africa on June 23, said ATSB and DCA in a joint statement.

“Malaysia and Australia have worked with Tanzanian officials to assume responsibility for the wing flap. Technical specialists from the ATSB are working with Malaysian investigators to determine if it is from the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777, MH370,” they said.

To date, the ATSB has examined four pieces of debris on behalf of Malaysia and determined them to be “almost certainly” from MH370.

This is in addition to the flaperon found on La Reunion Island on July 29, 2015 and positively identified by French officials as originating from flight MH370.

Ministers from Malaysia, Australia and China will meet on Thursday and Friday to discuss a range of matters related to the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight.