Turkey and Qatar sign mutual defense agreement
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Erdogan and Al Thani signed a mutual defense agreement to enhance peace in the Gulf.
Translated by Qiyas from الجريدة — Original source
The office of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that Turkey and Qatar signed a joint defense agreement on Friday, following a meeting between the President and Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, in Istanbul.
The Turkish Presidency stated in a post on the X platform: “President Erdoğan affirmed that we will continue to work together to prevent the resumption of war in the Gulf region, lay the groundwork for dialogue, and achieve peace.”
According to the Qatar News Agency (QNA), Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan co-chaired the 12th session of the High Strategic Council between the two countries at the Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul.
The agency reported that the Turkish President praised Qatar’s Emir for his commitment to strengthening and consolidating strategic cooperation between the two countries across all fields, commending His Highness’s efforts and Qatar’s diplomatic initiatives to de-escalate tensions and support 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 reception and fraternal sentiments extended to him and the accompanying delegation. He commended the level of bilateral partnership between Qatar and Turkey and reaffirmed Qatar’s steadfast commitment to expanding cooperation in ways that meet the aspirations of the two brotherly peoples.
The meeting 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.
