Turkish foreign minister to visit Qatar to discuss bilateral, regional issues

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will visit Qatar on Sunday for talks on strengthening bilateral relations and coordination on regional issues, Turkish Foreign Ministry sources said Saturday.

No further details have been provided about the visit.

Fidan last visited Qatar in early February, while Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani traveled to Turkiye earlier this month to attend a meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)–Gaza Contact Group, hosted by Fidan in the southern Turkish city of Antalya.

Ankara and Doha have expanded ties over the past decade through a strategic partnership established in 2014. The two countries hold regular high-level meetings and have signed more than 100 agreements across various sectors.

The High Strategic Committee, co-chaired by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, last met in Ankara in November 2024. The next session is expected to take place in the Qatari capital Doha later this year.

Turkiye and Qatar have shared similar approaches to regional conflicts, particularly on developments in Palestine and Syria. Both governments have called for an end to Israel’s attacks on Gaza and continue to work together through bilateral channels and multilateral groups such as the Gaza Contact Group.

The Turkiye-Qatar bilateral trade volume exceeded $1 billion in 2024.

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