At the beginning of the meeting, Dr. Al Rabeeah welcomed the attendees, stressing the activation of relief work in Syria through joint coordination between King Salman Humanitarian Aid And Relief Centre (KSrelief) and the various regional and international humanitarian partners and organizations to reach needy Syrians. He also expressed the hope that the meeting would work in the interest of the Syrian people. For his part, UN Assistant Secretary General and Regional Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs for Syrian crisis Panos Moumtzis described the meeting as very important being held with major donors in order to coordinate operations within Syria. He expressed thanks and appreciation to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the important role and coordination being carried out by KSrelief and its work with us in the area of assessment and planning so as to improve the situation of those in need inside Syria. --SPA 12:00 LOCAL TIME 09:00 GMT 0005 www.spa.gov.sa/w747894