Turkey, Qatar sign mutual defence agreement, Turkish presidency says
ISTANBUL: Turkey and Qatar signed a mutual defence agreement on Friday, the office of President Tayyip Erdogan said, as the Turkish leader met the Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani in Istanbul. “President Erdogan stated that we would continue working together to prevent the resurgence of war in the Gulf region and establish a basis for dialogue and achieve peace,” the presidency said in…
On Friday, Turkey and Qatar officially inked a mutual defence agreement, according to the office of President Tayyip Erdogan. The signing took place during Erdogan's meeting with the Qatari Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, in Istanbul.
The Turkish presidency disclosed in a statement on X that Erdogan affirmed their continued collaboration to thwart the recurrence of war in the Gulf region, and to set the stage for dialogue and achieve peace. Erdogan highlighted the development and diversification of their energy partnership, as well as the expected growth in their defence industry cooperation, according to the statement.
The statement further mentioned that the agreement would introduce a new dimension to their brotherly relationship, as per Erdogan's words. In August, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan signed a joint defence accord in Mecca, uniting the Sunni Muslim US allies amidst regional conflicts. The Turkish parliament ratified the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement last week, enabling Ankara to provide military assistance to Saudi Arabia, which has been battling attacks from Yemen's Houthi rebels.
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