Turkey and Qatar sign mutual defence agreement
Turkey and Qatar have signed a mutual defence agreement. They want to stop a new war from breaking out again in the Gulf region and to deepen their bilateral military ties. The office of Turkish President Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan shared this news.
The two sides signed the deal on Friday (13 November) at the President’s Dolmabahce office in Istanbul, Turkey. They signed it after bilateral and delegation level meetings. Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani visited Turkey to join the 12th meeting of the Turkey Qatar High Level Strategic Committee.
After the signing, President Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, “We will work side by side with Qatar to stop war from happening again in the Gulf region.”
In a statement, the Turkish Presidential Office said the deal will add a new dimension to the bilateral ties between Turkey and Qatar.
Earlier, a social media post by Mr. Erdogan’s political party, the AK Party, showed him giving a warm welcome to Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at a formal reception in Turkey. The high level meeting also saw the signing of several other agreements, including those on trade, education and diplomatic cooperation.
