Turkiye and ⁠Qatar have signed a mutual defence agreement, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s office has ⁠said.

The pact was signed after the president met the Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim ‌bin Hamad al-Thani in Istanbul on ⁠Friday.

“President Erdogan stated that we would continue working together to prevent ⁠the resurgence of ⁠war in the Gulf region and establish a basis ⁠for dialogue and ⁠achieve peace,” ⁠the Turkish presidency said in a statement on X.

Erdogan’s office said the agreement “will add a new dimension to relations between Turkiye and Qatar”.

It did not provide details on the defence ‌accord.

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