Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad al Thani, have signed this Friday a new Mutual Defense Agreement intended to intensify cooperation in the military industry between the two countries, within a broader package of agreements in various areas with which, as they have emphasized, “they will take brotherhood to a new dimension.”
The signing of this agreement took place during the Emir of Qatar’s official visit to Turkey, a trip that seeks to further strengthen the ties between two partners that already have a Trade and Economic Association Agreement in force since last year.
Erdogan has reiterated that, with this new framework, Ankara aims to deepen and diversify its cooperation with Doha in different strategic sectors, including the energy sector and, in particular, cooperation in the defense industry.