Agreement to Send Aid to Sudan
According to the news published in Kuwait’s official news agency KUNA, the IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation and the Kuwait Society for Relief signed an important agreement to send approximately $4.6 million worth of humanitarian aid to Sudan by sea.
Following this agreement, the General Manager of the Kuwait Charity Association, Abdulaziz Al-Ubayd, told KUNA at the signing ceremony that the aid ship to be sent to Sudan will depart from Turkish ports. Ubayd stated that the aid ship is scheduled to set off on September 20, and emphasized that the humanitarian aid will be delivered to the charity organization in Sudan.
IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation Secretary General Dr. Durmuş Aydın announced that IHH will purchase the aid supplies within the framework of the agreement made with the Kuwait Charity Foundation and that these supplies will be loaded onto the ship from the Mersin Port. Aydın also stated that IHH will undertake all necessary permits and procedures for the aid ship to reach Sudan from Turkey. He emphasized that they will work in coordination with their Kuwaiti partners to ensure that the aid ship reaches Sudan on time.
Turkish Ambassador to Kuwait Tuba Nur Sönmez, who attended the signing ceremony, stated that this joint initiative once again demonstrated Turkey and Kuwait’s determined stance in humanitarian aid. Ambassador Sönmez emphasized that the aid provided by the Kuwait Charity Organization and IHH to date best reflects the spirit of generosity and solidarity between the two countries.
Stating that this cooperation was not limited to Sudan; aid was also sent to other crisis regions such as Gaza and Syria with the same spirit, Sönmez stated that such humanitarian aid further strengthened the bonds of friendship and brotherhood between the two countries. He underlined the importance that the two countries attach to humanitarian diplomacy on the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Turkey and Kuwait.
The third aid ship, which will be realized within the framework of cooperation between the two aid associations, will deliver basic necessities such as food, hygiene materials and emergency tents to Sudan.
