Turkey and Qatar signed a mutual defence pact on 13 November during a meeting between the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and the Qatari Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, held in Istanbul. The two leaders chaired the 12th meeting of the Turkish-Qatari Supreme Strategic Committee, which took place at the Dolmabahçe Presidential Office, where four further agreements on trade, education and diplomacy were also signed.
Erdoğan welcomed the Emir of Qatar with an official ceremony at the presidential headquarters in the Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul, where the two leaders subsequently held bilateral meetings and talks with their respective delegations behind closed doors.
Turkey and Qatar seek to prevent an escalation of the conflict with Iran
According to a statement issued by the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey, during the talks between the two leaders the Turkish president noted that his country is working to develop and diversify its energy partnership with Qatar; he also emphasised that bilateral cooperation in the defence industry will continue to expand, as reported by the Turkish newspaper Hürriyet.
Erdoğan also stated that both countries will continue to work together to prevent war from breaking out again in the Persian Gulf region and to establish the necessary conditions for dialogue and peace. In this regard, the Turkish leader considered it essential to persuade the parties involved in the conflict with Iran to resolve their differences through diplomacy.
The meeting also served to address the ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza and the humanitarian situation in the region, as well as efforts to normalise the situation in Syria and the latest developments in Libya.
5 agreements signed during the bilateral summit
In total, Turkey and Qatar signed 5 agreements during the meeting of the Supreme Strategic Committee established between the two countries in Istanbul, which included the following:
- Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Fields of Consumer Protection, Market Surveillance and Control
- Cooperation Agreement in the Field of Education
- Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Areas of Peace, Reconciliation and Conflict Resolution
- Joint Declaration of the Twelfth Meeting of the Supreme Strategic Committee
- Mutual Defence Agreement between the Republic of Turkey and the State of Qatar
The final document, relating to the mutual defence pact, was signed by the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
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Pablo Gómez is a specialist in Turkey and has been editor-in-chief of Hispanatolia since 2011. He has been analysing current affairs and geopolitics in Turkey and the surrounding region since 2006.
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