President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was in Doha at the invitation of Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar to participate in the 9th meeting of the Türkiye-Qatar Supreme Strategic Committee and the 44th Summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
President Erdoğan and Emir Sheikh Tamim presided over the meeting held to negotiate the Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA), which will see the bilateral trade volume reach USD 5 billion in the medium term once adopted.
Following the bilateral discussions, a significant agreement focusing on collaboration in investment promotion was signed by Investment Office President A. Burak Dağlıoğlu and Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al Thani.
As part of his visit to Qatar, President Erdoğan toured Expo 2023 Doha, where he explored the Turkish pavilion, was briefed by officials, signed a special guest book and planted a memorial sapling.
President Erdoğan expressed his admiration for the well-organized pavilions of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Türkiye at Expo 2023 Doha. “The fact that almost 80 countries are represented here naturally adds power to the Expo" President Erdoğan said.