Ambassador of Turkey to Qatar, Dr M Mustafa Göksu.
Doha: Foreign Minister of the Republic of Turkey, H E Mevlut Cavusoglu, will pay official visits to the Gulf countries including Kuwait, Oman and Qatar. The Foreign Minister will hold important discussions with his counterparts in these brotherly countries, said Turkish Ambassador to Doha, H E Mustafa Goksu, in statement yesterday.
The Minister’s tour of the Gulf states which starts today with visit to Qatar comes at an important time after the Gulf reconciliation that was achieved on January 5, during the 41st Gulf Summit held in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
This visit carries an important message that to support reconciliation efforts between brothers in the GCC, said the ambassador, noting that it also supports peace and stability efforts, not only in the countries the Minister will visit, but in all the region, where Turkey believes that the security of the Gulf is an integral part of the collective security system of Turkey and its neighbours in the Middle East.
Ankara had welcomed the Gulf reconciliation, calling for exerting efforts to complete the work within the Gulf system which is an important regional organisation, and in a way serving the interest of the people of the region.
The visit of the Turkish Foreign Minister to Doha aims to strengthen all aspects of cooperation between the two friendly countries.
The meeting of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and the visiting Turkish Minister will discuss bilateral relations in various aspects, and they will exchange views on regional and international issues of common interest, said the statement, adding that Cavusoglu will also meet Turkish businessmen working in Qatar.
Turkey and Qatar are considered strategic partners that cooperate in many issues at the bilateral, regional and international levels, said the Turkish ambassador.
Bilateral relations are witnessing remarkable progress in recent years in all fields, as the sixth meeting of the Higher Joint Strategic Committee was held last December, said the statement.
The number of agreements signed between the two countries reached 62 after signing 10 agreements in various fields at the sixth meeting.
