The Turkish defense minister met the Qatari chief of general staff in Ankara on Thursday.

Major Gen. Hamad bin Ali Al-Attiyah, the chief of General Staff of the Qatari Armed Forces, paid a courtesy visit to Turkey's National Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul.

"Turkey and Qatar signed a military frame agreement in 2007, and almost 100 Qatari military officers have been trained in Turkey," Gonul said during the meeting.

Al-Attiyah will also meet Turkey's President Abdullah Gul, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Chief of General Staff Gen. Ilker Basbug. (BRC-MS)


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