ANKARA: A team from the Kuwait Red Crescent Society has begun distributing humanitarian aid to the needy in Armenia, team chief Khaled Al-Mutairi said on Saturday. In a telephone conversation with KUNA, Al-Mutairi said the KRCS team handed over food, blankets, heaters, and hygiene materials in various Armenian regions over five days. Up to 1,500 individuals are scheduled to take a share of the supplies, he said, reaffirming the KRCS’ policy of reaching those in need throughout the globe. Kuwaiti society has already aided millions of people in need or distress worldwide.

Meanwhile, the State of Kuwait Ambassador to Armenia, Nawaf Al-Enezi, in a statement to KUNA after meeting the KRCS team, affirmed that the State of Kuwait would continue performing its humanitarian duty to relieve the afflicted in all corners of the world. He lauded Kuwaiti society’s response to offer humanitarian aid and place resources at their disposal to relieve people in need. — KUNA