By Mubarak Al-Hajri
BEIRUT, Dec 16 (KUNA) -- Qatari Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Al-Marri praised the role of the Red Crescent societies of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in supporting Syrian refugees in various countries.
He added in remarks to KUNA following his meeting with GCC Red Crescent societies' chairmen and Lebanese Minister of Social Affairs Rasheed Derbas, that he hopes the aid offered to Syrian refugees by GCC countries would contribute in the alleviation of their suffering.
The meeting was also attended by Kuwait's Ambassador to Lebanon Abdelaal Al-Qenaei, Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Asiri and the UAE Charge D'Affaires in Lebanon, Hamad Al-Junaibi.
It was also attended by representative of the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Refugees in Lebanon Nanette Kelly, as well as a number of officials in local and international institutions concerned with the refugees' affairs.
The GCC officials will make a number of field visits to various areas in Lebanon in which Syrian refuges live to prepare a comprehensive study about their conditions.
They will also hold a number of meetings with senior officials of the Lebanese Red Cross Society, Ministry of Social Affairs and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in Lebanon.
Lebanon is hosting the largest number of Syrian refugees that reached around one million, distributed over various parts of the country. (end) mah.lb