Qatar: Turkish efforts to expand defense cooperationnote

Chief of Staff of the Qatari Armed Forces Lt-General Ghanim Bin Shaheen Al-Ghanim received last Wednesday (21/4/21) the Head of the Turkish Presidency of Defense Industries (SBB) Ismail Demir in Doha.

Demir’s visit is said to have come as part of efforts by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Turkish defense industries sector to expand cooperation with Qatar in the field of military industries.

What is the Qatari response to Turkey's efforts in this regard?

What would such military cooperation include?

Tactical Report answers these questions and more in the following 419-word report.

[Briefly reproduced in TR Weekly 28/18 – April 30, 2021]