However, they admitted the chances of a US Navy Bluefin submarine - which has been scouring the ocean floor off the coast of Western Australia - finding the plane is "lower" then when the search first began.
The unmanned underwater vessel has been searching in waters off Perth, where sounds consistent with a plane's black box were detected in early April.
Angus Houston, the Australian head of the search operation, said he was confident the wreckage was in the area, based on the most promising leads.
But Malaysian Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein revealed his government are still considering whether to scour the northern Bay of Bengal, thousands of miles away from the current search area.
I believe we will find MH370 sooner or later
But there are fears it could distract from the main search and the cost involved would be too high.
Earlier this week, search crews dismissed claims a possible wreckage had been found in the Bay of Bengal, 118 miles south of Bangladesh.
GeoResonance, a technology firm from Adelaide, Australia, reported that its sensor technology had found a plane, although did not claim it was Flight MH370
So far Bangladeshi ships, including a vessel with sonar equipment, have found nothing in the northern Bay of Bengal.
Soon after the plane's disappearance, rescuers undertook a search of the Andaman Sea, south east of the Bay of Bengal, before focussing their efforts thousands of miles south near Australia.
They will discuss the next steps forward regarding deployment of assets, engagement with victims' families and expert and technical advice.
He said: "I believe we will find MH370 sooner or later."
Also speaking today, Mr Houston said the search could take another eight to 12 months but search crews are "totally committed to find MH370."
The 227 passengers and 12 crew onboard came from 14 different countries.
The majority, 154, were Chinese while other passengers were from America, France, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Russia, the Netherlands, India, Ukraine, Russia, Taiwan and Indonesia.
Seven of the passengers were children and the oldest passenger was 76.
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