Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian is due to represent Tehran in a conference due to be held in Kuwait on the situation of Syrian refugees.

The one-day conference which kicks off on Wednesday is headed by the UN Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon and is hosted by Emir of Kuwait.

Senior officials of countries which want to help Syrian refugees will attend the conference.

Iran has helped Syrian refugees from the beginning of the crisis in the country. Earlier this month, Iran sent its first major humanitarian aid cargo to Beirut to help the Syrian and Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.

The consignment was handed over to the Lebanese high council of humanitarian aid in Beirut port in a ceremony attended by the Iran's Ambassador to Lebanon Qazandar Roknabadi.

The cargo is the first 10,000 packs of a total 30,000 aid packs sent by Iran to the Syrian refugees, and include canned food, tents, and other basic commodities.

Addressing the ceremony, Roknabadi voiced Iran's firm support for the Syrian nation and government in their efforts to restore security and stability and work out a political solution to the crisis in their country.
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