The Director of the International Development and Cooperation Department at the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qutaiba Qadish, praised the significant humanitarian role played by Kuwait and the Kuwait Red Crescent Society in supporting the Syrian people throughout the years of crisis in his country. He affirmed that Kuwait has demonstrated exemplary generosity and steadfast brotherly stances, manifested in various forms of support and humanitarian assistance extended to Syria. Qadish made these remarks during his visit to the Kuwait Red Crescent Society, stating that the Syrian people will never forget Kuwait's humanitarian positions — the country that stood by millions of Syrians during the hardships of displacement and suffering. He noted that the number of displaced persons during the years of the crisis reached approximately 4 million, and that Kuwaiti assistance remained consistently present throughout all phases to meet their humanitarian and livelihood needs. Qadish, who heads a Syrian delegation visiting Kuwait, added that the visit to the Kuwait Red Crescent Society represented an opportunity to learn about the nature of the Society's work and to explore the Kuwaiti side's potential contribution to a number of humanitarian projects in the coming period. He pointed to an agreement to establish a new coordination and cooperation mechanism in accordance with needs and priorities inside Syria, and to strengthen communication between the Syrian Red Crescent and the Kuwait Red Crescent Society to discuss priority projects and submit humanitarian proposals in preparation for their implementation. For his part, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Kuwait Red Crescent Society, Khaled Al-Mughamis, affirmed that Kuwait — its leadership, government, and people — has spared no effort since the onset of the Syrian crisis in extending a helping hand and support to the Syrian brothers. He referred to Kuwait's hosting and chairing of donor conferences in support of the humanitarian situation in Syria and the related financial humanitarian pledges made on those occasions. Al-Mughamis stated that the Kuwait Red Crescent Society has been present since the early years of the crisis through relief and humanitarian programs targeting refugees and displaced persons in Syria and neighboring countries. The Society's record since 2013 has included a variety of projects, among them the "Al-Raghif" (The Loaf) project in northern Jordan, which benefited approximately 3,500 Syrian families in one of its phases; the "Kuwait Stands by Displaced Families" campaign in 2015; and the "Warm Winter" campaign in 2016, which provided heating fuel and blankets to approximately 30,000 Syrian displaced persons in Lebanon — in addition to the provision of food and supply assistance in Eastern Ghouta in 2018. He added that the health sector has formed a core pillar of the Society's efforts. In 2020, the Society dispatched Kuwaiti doctors and medical personnel to Jordan to perform surgical operations for approximately 50 Syrian refugees. These efforts continued in 2022 with the dispatch of a medical and advisory team to perform specialized operations, alongside the distribution of winter clothing to approximately 1,200 families and the implementation of a second phase of specialized surgical operations for Syrian refugees.