Qatar’s Emir meets Turkish parliament speaker

Turkish Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop meets Hassan bin Abdullah al-Ghanim, Speaker of the Qatar Shura Council in Doha, Qatar on January 19, 2022 [Orhan Karslı/Anadolu Agency]

Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, met on Wednesday with Turkish Parliament Speaker, Mustafa Sentop, in the capital, Doha, Anadolu News Agency reports.

Talks between the two sides dwelt on friendship, relations and cooperation between the two sides and means of boosting them, the Emir’s office said in a statement.

The meeting was attended by the Speaker of Qatar’s Shura Council, Hassan bin Abdulla Al-Ghanim.

Turkiye and Qatar enjoy strong relations, particularly since the 2017 blockade of the Gulf country by Saudi Arabia and others.

The two countries have strengthened military and economic ties in recent years.

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