Malaysian prime minister worked contacts to start talks with rebel leader , source said . On Tuesday , Najib Razak announced MH17 bodies , flight recorders would be returned . Najib 's step-grandmother was on flight shot down near Ukrainian-Russian border last week . He was instrumental in securing a peace deal between Islamic separatists in the southern Philippines and Manila . Comment:
Malaysian prime minister worked contacts to start talks with rebel leader , source said . On Tuesday , Najib Razak announced MH17 bodies , flight recorders would be returned . Najib 's step-grandmother was on flight shot down near Ukrainian-Russian border last week . Comment: