Turkey, Qatar sign mutual defence agreement
Verified: 9 outlets in 6 countries have reported this story since Nov 13, 1 of them from Turkey.
Turkey and Qatar announced on Friday that they signed a mutual defence agreement, which they said was aimed at adopting a "unified position" in the face of an external attack. The announcement came after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Istanbul. Erdogan had said the agreement would further strengthen ties between the regional allies, according to his office. Qatar's ruler travelled to Istanbul after attending the United Nations COP31 climate summit in southern Turkey.
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- Nov 13, 4:23 PM UTCFirst reportTurkiye and Qatar sign mutual defence agreementaljazeera.com ↗
- Nov 13, 4:28 PM UTC+6 minQatar and Türkiye sign mutual defence agreement as Sheikh Tamim meets Erdoğan in Istanbuldohanews.co ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 13, 4:28 PM UTC · +6 min
- Nov 13, 4:53 PM UTC+31 minTurkey, Qatar sign mutual defence agreement, Turkish presidency saysstraitstimes.com ↗
- Nov 13, 5:11 PM UTC+48 minAmir and the Turkish President sign a joint defense agreementgulf-times.com ↗
- Nov 13, 5:18 PM UTC+55 minAmir, Turkish president sign joint defence agreementqatar-tribune.com ↗
- Nov 13, 7:28 PM UTC+3 hAgreements and MoUs signed between Qatar and Turkiyegulf-times.com (again) ↗
- Nov 13, 8:45 PM UTC+4 h· you’re reading thisTurkey, Qatar sign mutual defence agreemental-monitor.com (again) ↗
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