Türkiye, Qatar Sign 11 Cooperation Agreements To Enhance Ties
Date
10/15/2022 12:06:44 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Türkiye and Qatar inked 11 new cooperation deals in the eighth
meeting of the Supreme Strategic Committee in Istanbul, reports citing
.
The agreements cover cooperation in various fields, including
diplomacy, media, culture and disaster and emergency
management.
The meeting was co-chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and
Qatar's Emir sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
The leaders earlier held one-on-one talks on bilateral and
regional issues.
Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and his Qatari counterpart
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani signed the joint statement
of the committee following the meeting.
Presidential Communications Director Fahrettin Altun and Qatar's
Ambassador to Ankara Muhammad bin Nasser Bin Jassem Al Thani signed
a cooperation agreement on media and communications, as well as a
cooperation protocol between Türkiye's public broadcaster TRT and
Qatar TV.
Trade Minister Mehmet Mush and Qatar's Public Health Minister
Hannan bint Mohammed Al Quwari inked an agreement between the Halal
Accreditation Institution of Türkiye and its corresponding
institution in Qatar.
Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank and his Qatari
counterpart Mohammed bin Hamad Al Thani signed a cooperation
agreement on patent and copyright, while an agreement between
Türkiye's Information Technologies and Communication Authority
(BTK) and Qatar's State Communications Institution was inked by
Transport Minister Adil Karaismailoglu and Qatari Foreign Minister
Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.
An agreement on cooperation between the Yunus Emre Institute and
Qatar Museums and diplomatic archiving between the two countries,
were also signed by Mevlut Cavusoglu and his Qatari
counterpart.
Türkiye and Qatar established the Supreme Strategic Committee in
2014 as a mechanism for high-level dialogue and bilateral
cooperation.
Ankara and Doha enjoy strong relations, particularly since the
2017 blockade of the Gulf country by Saudi Arabia and others. The
two countries have strengthened military and economic ties in
recent years. The sixth meeting of the Türkiye-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 growing and
continuous cooperation at various levels, with high coordination on
many regional and international issues, including the Libyan crisis
and Afghanistan. In addition to bilateral trade and diplomatic
relations, the two countries played a pivotal role in supporting
the legitimate Libyan government and defending Tripoli against
putschist Gen. Khalifa Haftar's forces in a 14-month offensive.
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.
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