Turkey and Qatar sign mutual defence agreement
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Al Jazeera
Turkey and Qatar have signed a mutual defence agreement, announced by the Turkish presidency after a meeting between Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. Ankara says the agreement is intended to strengthen their cooperation and promote regional dialogue, according to the Turkish presidency.
Turkey and Qatar signed a mutual defence agreement in Istanbul on Friday following a meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, the Turkish presidency announced.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the two countries would continue their cooperation to prevent a resurgence of war in the Gulf, promote dialogue and achieve peace, according to the Turkish presidency. The Turkish president’s office also said the agreement would give a new dimension to relations between Ankara and Doha.
