Turkey and Qatar seal defense pact as Erdogan hosts Emir in Istanbul
Turkey's President Erdogan and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani signed a bilateral defense agreement in Istanbul on Friday, according to Turkey's Directorate of Communications. Erdogan said defense industry ties will keep expanding and flagged a bigger energy partnership with Doha. The talks also covered Gaza and efforts to stop the Gulf war from reigniting.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani sat down in Istanbul on Friday and signed a bilateral defense agreement, Turkey's Directorate of Communications announced in a statement.
Erdogan said defense industry cooperation between the two countries will keep growing, and added that Ankara is pushing to expand its energy partnership with Doha. The pair met face to face in Istanbul to seal the deal.
Gaza and the Gulf dominated the rest of the talks. The two leaders focused on preventing the war in the Gulf region from restarting, and took up Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip along with the humanitarian situation inside the Palestinian enclave.
TopicsTurkey · Qatar · Recep Tayyip Erdogan · Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani · Istanbul · Turkey Directorate of Communications · Gaza Strip · Ankara
Source: breakingthenews.net
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