Erdoğan meets Qatari emir in Doha to discuss bilateral relations
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday paid an official visit to Qatar to exchange views with Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani over bilateral relations between Ankara and Doha.
- Türkiye
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 08:43 | 02 July 2020
- Modified Date: 08:59 | 02 July 2020
After arriving in the capital Doha city of Qatar on Thursday afternoon, the Turkish president and the Qatari emir held a meeting at the Pearl Palace to discuss "mutual relations between the two friendly and brotherly countries."
The meeting of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani lasted three hours and was closed to the press.
Erdoğan arrived Thursday afternoon in Doha on a day-long official visit.
Qatari Defense Minister Khalid bin Muhammad Al-Attiyah and other officials received the Turkish president at the airport.
Erdoğan is flanked by Finance Minister Berat Albayrak and National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar.
He is also accompanied by Turkey's Communications Director Fahrettin Altun, presidential spokesman İbrahim Kalın and intelligence organization chief Hakan Fidan.
This is the first overseas visit by Erdoğan since the start of the coronavirus outbreak.