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Turkey’s Erdogan meets Qatar’s Sheikh Tamim on second leg of Gulf trip
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was greeted by Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani at Lusail Palace on Tuesday where they held official talks, Qatar’s news agency reported.
Erdogan and Al-Thani also witnessed the signing of the joint statement between Qatar and Turkey on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Qatari-Turkish diplomatic relations.
Erdogan’s visit to Qatar comes less than two months after his re-election in May and is the second stop in a three-day Gulf tour that includes Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
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Turkey has hopes that the tour will lead to future investment in the country as Ankara looks to ease budget strains, chronic inflation and a weakening currency.
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