Turkey and Qatar sign mutual defense agreement

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The presidential office of Erdogan said that Turkey and Qatar signed a mutual defense agreement. The agreement was signed between Erdogan and the Emir of Qatar.

A week earlier, the Turkish parliament approved a defense pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. The agreement between Turkey and Qatar was signed following that.

According to the presidential office, the countries will continue to work together to prevent a recurrence of war in the Gulf region. Erdogan said we will act to prevent war in the Gulf. Ankara has not yet detailed how it would assist Doha in the event of an attack.