Qatar FM holds talks with Turkish leaders

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Qatar's Foreign Minister HE Sheikh Mohamed in Abdulrahman al-Thani in Ankara yesterday.
At the outset of the meeting, the foreign minister conveyed the greetings of His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani to the Turkish president as well as his wishes of more progress and prosperity to the Turkish people.
The Turkish president urged the foreign minister to convey his greetings to the Emir, wishing him good health and happiness and Qatari people further progress and prosperity.
During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations and means to promote them in addition to a range of issues of common concern.
The third session of the Supreme Strategic Committee at the ministerial level between Qatar and Turkey was also held in Ankara yesterday.
The meeting was co-chaired by Qatar's foreign minister and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu.
During the meeting, the Qatari minister discussed with his Turkish counterpart the relations between the two brotherly countries in various fields, and reviewed the outcome of the meeting of senior officials of the Supreme Strategic Committee between the two countries, which was held in Doha on September 28, 2017. The two sides also exchanged views on the latest regional and international developments.
At the outset of the meeting, Sheikh Mohamed extended thanks and gratitude to Turkey for its supportive stance on the Kuwaiti mediation and rejection of the siege on Qatar, stressing Qatar's belief in the necessity of dialogue to resolve the Gulf crisis.
The foreign minister commended the success of the Turkish Government in hosting the second session of the Supreme Strategic Committee, which resulted in the signing of 14 bilateral agreements and memorandums of understanding.
The Turkish foreign minister said his country is exerting intensive efforts, and continues its diplomatic efforts and meetings with the parties to the Gulf crisis in order to resolve the issue as soon as possible, praising Qatar's positive attitude in this regard.
He noted that the relations between the two brotherly countries are developing in various fields, stressing the importance of maintaining high level of relations through deepening the existing co-operation.
Sheikh Mohamed also met with Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Berat al-Bayrak.
The meeting reviewed the means of co-operation in various fields, especially in energy and industry.