Turkey, Qatar sign a mutual defense agreement.
The defense agreement signed on Friday is intended to strengthen collective defense, promote regional security and establish a united position against any external armed attack directed at the two countries, according to a joint statement issued following talks between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
"President Erdoğan stated that we will continue to work together to prevent the renewal of war in the Gulf region, establish a basis for dialogue and achieve peace," the Turkish Presidential Office announced on X.
Turkey has increased its focus on security since the outbreak of the Iran war earlier this year. In August, it signed the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, with the aim of establishing mutual defense guarantees.
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