00:01Turkey and Qatar signed a mutual defense agreement aimed at strengthening collective defense and
00:07improving regional security. The deal comes at a time when the Gulf and the wider region
00:12are undergoing major shifts in their security landscape. It was signed following a meeting
00:17in Istanbul on Friday between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Qatar's Emir Sheikh
00:23Tamim bin Hamad el-Tani. Both countries said that their agreement reflects their shared vision of
00:29building a more secure and stable region. Turkey and Qatar agreed to work together to prevent renewed
00:35tensions in the Gulf region and to promote dialogue and peace, Erdogan said. The leaders discussed
00:42Israel's attacks on Gaza and the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian territory, as well
00:48as efforts towards normalization in Syria and the latest developments in Libya. They also signed
00:54multiple agreements on trade and energy cooperation, as well as diplomacy, education and culture.
01:00The new partnership comes at a time where the Iran war continues to reshape defense alliances
01:06across the region. In August, Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia also signed a defense pact,
01:12under which the three countries said they would come to each other's aid if one of them came under attack.
