Turkey, Qatar Sign 7 Agreements to Boost Bilateral Trade Ties

Published November 26th, 2019 - 07:03 GMT
Turkey, Qatar Sign 7 Agreements to Boost Bilateral Trade Ties
An agreement signing ceremony was held after an inter-delegation working meal. (Shutterstock)
Highlights
Signing takes place in presence of Turkish President Erdogan, Qatari Emir Al-Thani in Qatar's capital Doha

Seven agreements have been inked Monday between Ankara and Doha with the attendance of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani.

Following a bilateral meeting by Erdogan and Al-Thani in Doha, an agreement signing ceremony was held after an inter-delegation working meal.

The Joint Statement of the 5th meeting of Turkey-Qatar High Strategic Committee between Turkey and Qatar was signed by Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and Qatari counterpart Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani.

The agreements in the fields of economy, urbanization, trade, industry, technology, and standardization, among others, were signed to boost bilateral relations.

Turkish Central Bank Governor Murat Uysal, Environment and Urbanization Minister Murat Kurum, Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank and other Turkish officials were present in the ceremony to ink the agreements along with their Qatari counterparts.

The Turkish delegation also included Youth and Sports Minister Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoglu, Finance and Treasury Minister Berat Albayrak, National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan, Communications Director Fahrettin Altun, presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin, and Hakan Fidan, head of the National Intelligence Organization (MIT).

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