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Turkey and Qatar pledge unified stance against attacks in mutual defence pact
Turkey and Qatar signed a mutual defence agreement Friday, pledging a unified response to any attack on either country, the two leaders said in a joint statement. The defence pact follows the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement signed by Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia in August.
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The pact was signed after the President met Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Istanbul on Friday.
Turkey and Qatar signed a mutual defence agreement Friday, pledging a unified response to any attack on either country, the two leaders said in a joint statement. The defence pact follows the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement signed by Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia in August.
Analysts say the pact, agreed amid the US-Iran war, aims to deter attacks rather than build an offensive alliance.
A fast-moving reshape of the Gulf and Middle East multilateral security landscape is underway, triggered by the Iran war and the US signals that it is adapting its long-standing security presence in the region.
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