Istanbul:His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar, and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of the Republic of Turkey, signed a joint defence agreement between their countries at a meeting held at Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul.
According to Bahrain News Agency, the leaders of Qatar and Turkey also witnessed the exchange of multiple bilateral agreements and memoranda of understanding. These included a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in consumer protection and market monitoring, an agreement on cooperation in education, and a memorandum of understanding between the two foreign ministries focusing on cooperation in peacebuilding, reconciliation, and conflict resolution.
Additionally, the two sides exchanged the joint statement of the 12th meeting of the Qatar-Turkey Supreme Strategic Committee.