Five agreements were signed between Türkiye and Qatar covering the fields of trade, education, diplomacy and defense. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamed Al Thani yesterday. President Erdoğan welcomed Qatar Emir Al Thani with an official ceremony at the Presidential Dolmabahçe Office. Erdoğan and Al Thani introduced their delegations to each other and then had a private meeting.
After the one-on-one meeting, President Erdoğan and Qatar Emir Al Thani proceeded to the meeting between the delegations. Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan, Minister of Treasury and Finance Mehmet Şimşek, Minister of National Education Yusuf Tekin, Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler, Minister of Industry and Technology Fatih Kacır, Minister of Trade Ömer Bolat, MİT President İbrahim Kalın, Presidential Communications Director Burhanettin Duran were also present at the meeting. Following the one-on-one and inter-delegation meetings, the signing ceremony of the agreements between the two countries began.
New step in relationships
In the presence of President Erdoğan and Qatar Emir Al Thani, 5 agreements were signed between the two countries within the scope of the 12th Meeting of the Türkiye-Qatar High Strategic Committee.
The "Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Fields of Consumer Protection, Market Surveillance and Control" between the government of the Republic of Turkey and the government of the State of Qatar was signed by Minister of Commerce Ömer Bolat and Minister of Trade and Industry of Qatar Sheikh Faisal Bin Thani Bin Faisal Al Thani.
The "Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of Education" between the government of the Republic of Turkey and the government of the State of Qatar was signed by Minister of National Education Yusuf Tekin and Minister of State of Qatar Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi signed.
The "Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation on Peace, Reconciliation and Conflict Resolution" between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar was signed by Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan and Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar Mohammed bin Abdurrahman Al Thani.
The "Joint Declaration of the Twelfth Meeting of the High Strategic Committee" between the Republic of Turkey and the State of Qatar was signed by Foreign Minister Fidan and Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Al Thani. The "Mutual Defense Agreement" between the Republic of Türkiye and the State of Qatar was signed by President Erdoğan and Qatar Emir Al Thani.
'Cooperation will increase'
The following statement was made by the Directorate of Communications regarding the meeting: "Our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, had a meeting with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, who visited our country, at the Presidential Dolmabahçe Office. The leaders discussed Turkey-Qatar bilateral relations and regional and global developments. During the meeting, President Erdoğan said that the Mutual Defense Agreement signed between Türkiye and Qatar today adds another dimension to our brotherhood." He stated that the Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement, which entered into force last year, brought our countries a little closer to the mutual trade volume target.
Our President stated that we are striving to develop and diversify our country's partnership with Qatar in the field of energy, and that our cooperation in the defense industry will continue increasingly. President Erdoğan stated that we will continue to work together to prevent the re-ignition of the war in the Gulf region, to establish a basis for dialogue and peace, and that it is important to convince the parties to solve the problems through diplomacy. "During the meeting, Israel's attacks on Gaza and the humanitarian situation in the region, Syria's normalization steps and the latest situation in Libya were also discussed."
Joint statement from Türkiye and Qatar
