Daily Sabah
May 15, 2022

‘Turkey, Qatar move toward strategic partnership’

Turkey and Qatar are moving toward a strategic partnership while boosting their bilateral ties, Presidential Communications Director Fahrettin Altun said on Sunday.

The emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani’s visit to Turkey on Friday is highly significant in consolidating the strong and strategic relations between the two countries, Altun said in an interview with Qatar News Agency (QNA).

Altun said that this visit also revealed the overlap in the attitudes of the countries toward regional and global issues.

Altun said that Turkey’s cooperation with Qatar….has turned into a real brotherhood….

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“With Turkey and Qatar acting in synergy and harmony in the Middle East….The military relations that Turkey has developed with Qatar should be seen as a proactive and empowering element in this regard,” he said.

“Turkey and Qatar are in constant communication and coordination on many issues, especially on political issues and developments in the region. The two countries have similar visions on many issues, especially on the Syria, Palestine and Libya issues,” he said further on regional cooperation.

….The two countries have strengthened military and economic ties in recent years. The sixth meeting of the Turkey-Qatar Supreme Strategic Committee was held in 2020 in the Turkish capital Ankara. Ten agreements were signed between the two countries in the presence of the two leaders. Within the framework of the Supreme Strategic Committee meetings, a total of 68 agreements and protocols were signed between the two countries previously.

Turkish-Qatari relations are also witnessing a growing and continuous cooperation at various levels, with high coordination on many regional and international issues, including the Libyan crisis and Afghanistan….They also cooperated to reopen Kabul Hamid Karzai International Airport after the Taliban took over following the government’s fall and the withdrawal of U.S. forces.