Kuwaiti delegation provides relief aid to Libyan refugees in Tunisia

TATAOUINE, Tunisia, July 22 (KUNA) -- A delegation of the Kuwaiti joint committee for relief on Friday participated in distributing aid to Libyan refugees living in makeshift camps in border areas in Tunisia.

In statements to KUNA, delegation head Abdul Rahman Terkait said the distributed aid included food, medicine and baby milk.

"This aid is meant to help alleviate the suffering of these refugees and provide them with some of their basic needs," he said.

Al-Terkait said the aid brought smiles to the grim faces of 7,000 Libyan families who left their homes fearing violence since the start of the unrest.

The Libyan officials working in the field of relief and many of the refugees expressed deep gratitude and appreciation to Kuwaiti leadership and people for supporting them in their plight. Al-Terkait reiterated that the State of Kuwait is keen to stand by those affected by wars and disasters worldwide and provide them with aid.

The delegation, which included Al-Terkait as a representative of the Zakat House and Ahmed Azmi and Jarrah Al-Suet, arrived here earlier to provide aid worth of USD 250,000 for refugees in south Tunisia.

This aid was distributed under the supervision of the Embassy of Kuwait in Tunisia, the joint relief committee in cooperation and coordination with local and international relief organizations, particularly the Tunisia Red Crescent Society's relief committee and the Libyan relief organization operating here.