Turkey and Qatar signed a mutual defense agreement on November 13, pledging to confront external military attacks against either country, as the two governments expand their security cooperation against the backdrop of escalating regional tensions and the ongoing war with Iran and Israeli threats against Turkey and the expansion of Turkish influence in Syria.
￭ Signed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Istanbul, the agreement aims to "strengthen collective defense" and establish a "unified position in dealing with any external armed attack directed at either or both sides. ".
￭ The two governments agreed to coordinate responses to security threats, expand joint military exercises, strengthen defense-industrial cooperation and exchange military personnel for training.