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Tue, 07/26/2011 - 14:11
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Kuwaiti embassy donates for Japanese quake victims
TOKYO, July 26 (KUNA) -- Kuwaiti Ambassador to Japan Abdulrahman Al-Otaibi donated JPY 500,000 (USD 6,400) to Japanese Red Cross Society for the sake of helping Japanese victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, the embassy said Tuesday.
Al-Otaibi decided to support the projects of Japanese Red Cross Society with a check of JPY 500,000 (USD 6,400), a part of the proceeds from a successful charity bazaar which was organized by the Kuwaiti embassy on May 14 in Tokyo, according to the embassy.
During their meeting, Tadateru Konoe, President of Japanese Red Cross Society, who also doubles President of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, promised the ambassador that Japanese Red Cross Society, a member of the Distribution Committee, which is formed around the local governments of the disaster-affected prefectures, will ma ke a good use of the embassy's donation.
Konoe also expressed his gratitude to Al-Otaibi and the Kuwaiti government for the donation of 5 million barrels of crude oil, which is equivalent to some USD 550 million.
"We are negotiating with the local governments and the private companies to distribute the huge amount of the Kuwaiti generous donation directly, effectively, and equally among the affected population," Konoe told the ambassador.
The use of 5 million crude oils and petroleum products, the donation from Kuwait as the directives of H.H. the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, has been consulted between the Japanese government and related institutions.
The magnitude-9.0 earthquake and tsunami killed nearly 21,000 people in the northeastern area.
For his part, Al-Otaibi told Konoe, "I trust Japanese Red Cross Society, the institution itself and its activities." There is some controversy over the role of Japanese Red Cross Society for delaying th e aid distributions.
"The Kuwaiti government and its people deeply consider the needs of the people, who still have suffered from the scale of the March 11. And we just hope that our donations will reach the people in need as soon as possible by any means," he added.
Al-Otaibi visited Kesennuma City in Miyagi Prefecture, one of the most affected areas by the March 11, to bring the relief goods in April and saw the real life and situation.
With this experience, he expressed his greatest sympathy to the Japanese people in the affected areas, and especially the people in Fukushima Prefecture, in which has been affected by the nuclear problems. "I sincerely hope that the small donation from the embassy will help the projects of Japanese Red Cross Society," he said.
Since the March 11, Japanese Red Cross Society has been sending medical teams, psychosocial support teams to the afflicted areas, as well as undertaking projects to improve the living conditions in the tem porary homes, providing special cares for the elderly people and other vulnerable groups.
Al-Otaibi decided to support the projects of Japanese Red Cross Society with a check of JPY 500,000 (USD 6,400), a part of the proceeds from a successful charity bazaar which was organized by the Kuwaiti embassy on May 14 in Tokyo, according to the embassy.
During their meeting, Tadateru Konoe, President of Japanese Red Cross Society, who also doubles President of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, promised the ambassador that Japanese Red Cross Society, a member of the Distribution Committee, which is formed around the local governments of the disaster-affected prefectures, will ma ke a good use of the embassy's donation.
Konoe also expressed his gratitude to Al-Otaibi and the Kuwaiti government for the donation of 5 million barrels of crude oil, which is equivalent to some USD 550 million.
"We are negotiating with the local governments and the private companies to distribute the huge amount of the Kuwaiti generous donation directly, effectively, and equally among the affected population," Konoe told the ambassador.
The use of 5 million crude oils and petroleum products, the donation from Kuwait as the directives of H.H. the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, has been consulted between the Japanese government and related institutions.
The magnitude-9.0 earthquake and tsunami killed nearly 21,000 people in the northeastern area.
For his part, Al-Otaibi told Konoe, "I trust Japanese Red Cross Society, the institution itself and its activities." There is some controversy over the role of Japanese Red Cross Society for delaying th e aid distributions.
"The Kuwaiti government and its people deeply consider the needs of the people, who still have suffered from the scale of the March 11. And we just hope that our donations will reach the people in need as soon as possible by any means," he added.
Al-Otaibi visited Kesennuma City in Miyagi Prefecture, one of the most affected areas by the March 11, to bring the relief goods in April and saw the real life and situation.
With this experience, he expressed his greatest sympathy to the Japanese people in the affected areas, and especially the people in Fukushima Prefecture, in which has been affected by the nuclear problems. "I sincerely hope that the small donation from the embassy will help the projects of Japanese Red Cross Society," he said.
Since the March 11, Japanese Red Cross Society has been sending medical teams, psychosocial support teams to the afflicted areas, as well as undertaking projects to improve the living conditions in the tem porary homes, providing special cares for the elderly people and other vulnerable groups.
