(MENAFN- The Peninsula)
Doha: Ambassador of Turkey to Qatar, H E Dr Mustafa Goksu, has said that Republic of Turkey and the State of Qatar are strategic partners that cooperate on many issues at the bilateral, regional and international levels.
“We have deep historical and cultural ties regardless of the economic ties they hold,” he said while addressing a reception to celebrate 98th anniversary of the Republic Day of Turkey.
The reception was attended Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, H E Ghanem bin Shaheen bin Ghanem Al Ghanim; Minister of Commerce and Industry, H E sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Qassim Al Abdullah Al Thani; Minister of Labor, H E Dr Ali bin Saeed bin Smaikh Al Marri; Minister of State, H E Dr. Hamad bin Abdul Aziz Al Kuwari; Chief of Protocol, H E Ambassador Ibrahim Yousef Fakhroo; Ambassador of Eritrea, Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, H E Ambassador Ali Ibrahim and other dignitaries.
The Ambassador said:“In August of this year, I completed my first year as Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to Qatar. I have had the honour and pride to represent our country over the past year. On every occasion, I witnessed the warm hospitality extended to me by the sisterly State of Qatar and its government under the leadership of Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and words are not enough to honour the Qatari people, who have endured the difficulties, no matter how great they were.”
He said that the great cooperation between Turkey and Qatar has been reflected in the meetings of the Supreme Strategic Committee, which resulted in the signing of 68 agreements in almost all fields.“We will be holding the 7th meeting of the committee in Doha this year. I am sure that we will be witnessing a continuous development of our relations in the months to come.”
The Ambassador added:“I am fully committed to doing my best to further develop our relationship under the leadership of H E President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.”
“On this historic day, we salute the sacrifices of our honourable people, who sacrificed their money and blood for the sake of raising the flag of our country and resisting all attempts to wrest its freedom. Thanks to these people, the successive conspiracies that targeted the Turkish Republic in its existence were eliminated, not the last of which was the failed military coup attempt in July 2016.”
He said that the Republic of Turkey, with its strong democracy, growing economy, independence of its foreign policy and self-reliance on its sources of armament and defence capabilities, is still continues to be a source of inspiration not only in the region but globally as well.
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