Summary
Qatar and Turkiye agreed to consult on security threats and defence policy, expand joint military exercises and training, and cooperate on defence industries. The agreement calls for a common position against external armed attacks on either country, but does not specify what would trigger it or how either country would respond.Key Facts
- The agreement followed a meeting of the Turkiye-Qatar Supreme Strategic Committee in Istanbul, chaired by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
- The two countries said the pact aims to strengthen collective defence and promote regional security.
- The agreement includes plans to expand joint military exercises, defence-industry cooperation and personnel training exchanges.
- The agreement does not specify what would trigger a joint response or what form that response would take.
- The countries said the war on Iran and its regional effects should be addressed through dialogue and diplomacy.
- Qatar and Turkiye called for safe, secure and uninterrupted passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
- The countries cited local weapons production and access to spare parts as ways to reduce reliance on foreign supply chains.
- The communique also welcomed a memorandum involving Turkiye, Qatar, Pakistan and Indonesia on developing domestic defence capabilities.
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