Turkey and Qatar Sign Mutual Defence Pact in Istanbul, Plus Four More Agreements
Turkey and Qatar have signed a new agreement to strengthen mutual defence cooperation. The two countries also signed four more agreements and memoranda of understanding to increase cooperation in trade, education, consumer protection and conflict resolution.
The agreements were signed on Friday (13 November) in Istanbul after the twelfth meeting of the Turkey-Qatar High Strategic Committee. Turkey's Anadolu Agency reported the information.
The report said that after bilateral and delegation-level talks, the signing ceremony was held at the Presidential Dolmabahce office in Istanbul in the presence of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. The top leaders of the two countries themselves signed the mutual defence agreement.
Turkey's Trade Minister Omer Bolat and Qatar's Minister of Commerce and Industry Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al Thani signed a memorandum of understanding to increase cooperation in consumer protection, market supervision and inspection activities.
Turkey's Education Minister Yusuf Tekin and Qatar's Minister of State Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Al-Khulaifi signed a separate agreement to expand cooperation in education.
Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani signed a memorandum of understanding on mutual cooperation in peacebuilding, reconciliation and conflict resolution.
In addition, the two concerned ministers also signed a joint declaration on behalf of the two countries on the occasion of the twelfth meeting of the High Strategic Committee.
