Emir of Qatar and Turkish President Discuss Strategic Relations and Sign Mutual Defense Agreement
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Meeting of the 12th session of the Supreme Strategic Committee between Qatar and Turkey and signing of the mutual defense agreement.
Translated by Qiyas from الأنباء — Original source
His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan chaired the twelfth session of the Supreme Strategic Committee between Qatar and Turkey, held at Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul.
According to the Qatar News Agency (QNA), the Turkish President welcomed His Highness the Emir of Qatar and the accompanying delegation, commending his commitment to strengthening and consolidating strategic cooperation between the two brotherly countries across all fields. He also praised His Highness’s efforts and Qatar’s diplomatic initiatives in de-escalating tensions and supporting peace and security in the region and worldwide.
For his part, the Emir of Qatar expressed his gratitude to the Turkish President for the warm and fraternal reception extended to him and the accompanying delegation. He commended the level of bilateral partnership between Qatar and Turkey, reaffirming Qatar’s steadfast commitment to expanding cooperation to meet the aspirations of the two brotherly peoples.
The meeting also discussed strategic bilateral relations in the fields of defense, trade, investment, energy, and education, as well as exchanges of views on key regional and international developments, particularly the situation in the region and global energy supply security.
According to QNA, the Emir of Qatar and the Turkish President signed the Mutual Defense Agreement between the two countries. They also witnessed the exchange of several agreements and memoranda of understanding between the two nations, including a memorandum of understanding on consumer protection and market surveillance cooperation between the governments of both countries; an agreement on educational cooperation between the two governments; and a memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey on cooperation in the fields of peace, reconciliation, and conflict resolution.
They also exchanged the joint statement issued at the twelfth session of the Supreme Strategic Committee between the two countries.
