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High Strategic Committee meetings are held between Qatar and Türkiye. The 12th Meeting was co-chaired by President Erdoğan and Qatar Emir Al Thani in Istanbul.
Qatar Emir Al Sani shared a post on his account on the US-based X social media platform about the 12th Meeting of the Türkiye-Qatar High Strategic Committee, which he co-chaired with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Istanbul.
Al Thani used the following statements in his post:
"The strategic partnership between Qatar and Türkiye continues to develop in various areas. This situation was also reflected in the 12th Meeting of the High Strategic Committee, which we chaired today in Istanbul with my brother, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan."
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