National News Agency
The Kuwaiti Embassy in Lebanon said in a statement on Thursday that "a Kuwaiti Red Crescent aid plane has arrived at Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut, as a gift from the Kuwaiti people to its Lebanese brothers.”
The Kuwaiti relief plane was received under the supervision of Kuwaiti Ambassador to Lebanon, Abdel-Aal Al-Qenaei, represented by Counselor Abdullah Al-Shaheen, and other embassy staff.
In a statement to the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), Al-Qenaei said that "the plane was loaded with medical aid and urgent health supplies provided by the Kuwaiti Red Crescent Society (KRCS) to the Lebanese Red Cross, as per the needs mentioned in a list that the Red Cross had earlier sent to the Kuwaiti Red Crescent."
The Kuwaiti diplomat also stressed his country's keenness to "support the relief and humanitarian efforts made by Kuwait’s Lebanese brothers, especially in the face of the Coronavirus pandemic.”
In turn, head of the Kuwaiti Red Crescent Society in Lebanon, Dr. Musaed Al- Anzi, explained to KUNA that the aid plane had been dispatched in response to a humanitarian call from the Lebanese Red Cross in support of Kuwait’s Lebanese brothers in their efforts to combat the Coronavirus.
He affirmed "the KRCS’s permanent readiness to provide all the humanitarian support needed to the Lebanese people, especially amid the prevailing critical economic and health conditions."
As for the relief operations coordinator at the Lebanese Red Cross, Youssef Boutros, he highly appreciated the "rapid response of the Kuwaiti Red Crescent Society", noting the Kuwaiti "humanitarian efforts in supporting Lebanon in various circumstances."
The Kuwaiti relief plane was received under the supervision of Kuwaiti Ambassador to Lebanon, Abdel-Aal Al-Qenaei, represented by Counselor Abdullah Al-Shaheen, and other embassy staff.
In a statement to the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), Al-Qenaei said that "the plane was loaded with medical aid and urgent health supplies provided by the Kuwaiti Red Crescent Society (KRCS) to the Lebanese Red Cross, as per the needs mentioned in a list that the Red Cross had earlier sent to the Kuwaiti Red Crescent."
The Kuwaiti diplomat also stressed his country's keenness to "support the relief and humanitarian efforts made by Kuwait’s Lebanese brothers, especially in the face of the Coronavirus pandemic.”
In turn, head of the Kuwaiti Red Crescent Society in Lebanon, Dr. Musaed Al- Anzi, explained to KUNA that the aid plane had been dispatched in response to a humanitarian call from the Lebanese Red Cross in support of Kuwait’s Lebanese brothers in their efforts to combat the Coronavirus.
He affirmed "the KRCS’s permanent readiness to provide all the humanitarian support needed to the Lebanese people, especially amid the prevailing critical economic and health conditions."
As for the relief operations coordinator at the Lebanese Red Cross, Youssef Boutros, he highly appreciated the "rapid response of the Kuwaiti Red Crescent Society", noting the Kuwaiti "humanitarian efforts in supporting Lebanon in various circumstances."
