On Monday, Türkiye and Qatar inked 12 collaboration agreements spanning various sectors, along with the joint declaration from the 9th meeting of the Türkiye-Qatar Supreme Strategic Committee.
Following a in-person meeting at Lusail Palace, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani jointly presided over the Türkiye-Qatar High Strategic Committee session.
Post the session, the signing ceremony for the agreements unfolded in the presence of Erdogan and Al Thani.
The joint declaration from the committee meeting was formalised through the signatures of Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and his Qatari counterpart, Mohammed bin Abdurrahman Al Thani.
Additionally, a memorandum of understanding addressing political consultations on matters of shared interest between the foreign ministries of both countries was signed by the foreign affairs chiefs.
Agreements were also formalised for the implementation of a memorandum of understanding on cultural cooperation between the culture ministries, bilateral labor cooperation, and collaboration on humanitarian aid and charitable efforts.
Furthermore, a cooperation protocol between Lusail University and Türkiye’s National Education Ministry for the establishment of centers to teach Turkish was signed by Fidan and Ali Bin Fetais Al Mari, Qatar’s labor minister.
The Turkish National Defense Minister Yasar Guler and Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Halid bin Mohammad Al Atiyyah signed a bilateral military framework agreement.
Science, industry, and technology cooperation pacts were signed by Turkish Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacir and Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani, who chairs the Board of Trustees of the Qatar Foundation Hamad bin Khalifa University.
An additional agreement on bilateral cooperation in information and communication technology was signed by Turkish Industry and Technology Minister Kacir and Mohammed bin Ali Al Mannai, Qatar’s communications and information technologies minister.
Cooperation pacts between the treasury and finance ministries of both nations were formalized through the signatures of Turkish Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek and Qatari Finance Minister Ali bin Ahmad Al Kuwari.
Lastly, a memorandum of understanding on export cooperation was signed by Turkish Exporters’ Assembly head Mustafa Gultepe and Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al Thani, who heads the Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
