Qatar Emir and Turkish President sign mutual defense agreement between the two countries

Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed the Mutual Defense Agreement between the State of Qatar and the Republic of Turkey at Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul this evening, according to the Qatari Diwan Amiri.

They also witnessed the exchange of several agreements and memoranda of understanding between the two countries, 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 Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on cooperation in the fields of peace, reconciliation, and conflict resolution.

They also witnessed the exchange of the joint statement of the 12th session of the Supreme Strategic Committee between the two countries.

Qatar’s Emir said on X: “The strategic partnership between Qatar and Turkey continues to develop across various fields, as reflected in the meeting of the 12th session of the Supreme Strategic Committee between our two countries, which I chaired today in Istanbul with my brother, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. We discussed ways to build on past achievements and set priorities for joint work in the coming phase.”