Saudi Defense Minister Visits Turkish Industrial Companies

Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman and Defense Industry Agency President Haluk Gorgun witness the signing of MoUs between Saudi and Turkish companies. (SPA)
Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman and Defense Industry Agency President Haluk Gorgun witness the signing of MoUs between Saudi and Turkish companies. (SPA)
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Saudi Defense Minister Visits Turkish Industrial Companies

Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman and Defense Industry Agency President Haluk Gorgun witness the signing of MoUs between Saudi and Turkish companies. (SPA)
Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman and Defense Industry Agency President Haluk Gorgun witness the signing of MoUs between Saudi and Turkish companies. (SPA)

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz visited on Wednesday the Turkish Aerospace Industries Company (TAI) in Ankara and Turkish Defense Industries Company Baykar in Istanbul.

During the two visits, Prince Khalid was briefed on the capabilities and potential of the two companies, along with their most prominent projects, modern products, and advanced technologies.

He toured the facilities of the two companies and listened to explanations of their future plans and strategies.

On Tuesday, he met at his residence in Ankara with a delegation from the Turkish Defense Industries Company (ASELSAN), which briefed him on its most prominent projects and latest products and services.

He was accompanied during the two visits by senior officials.

Also on Wednesday, Prince Khalid met with Defense Industry Agency President Haluk Gorgun and executives of large Turkish industrial companies.

Participants reviewed cooperation opportunities in the defense field according to Saudi Vision 2030.

Prince Khalid and Gorgun witnessed the signing of memoranda of understanding (MoUs) between Saudi and Turkish companies.

The signing ceremony was attended by high-ranking officials from the two countries.



Qatar’s Emir: No Peace in Region Without Establishing a Palestinian State

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (Photo by Karim JAAFAR / AFP)
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (Photo by Karim JAAFAR / AFP)
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Qatar’s Emir: No Peace in Region Without Establishing a Palestinian State

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (Photo by Karim JAAFAR / AFP)
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (Photo by Karim JAAFAR / AFP)

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani said on Thursday the crisis in the Middle East is a "collective genocide," and that establishing a Palestinian State is the only way to ensure peace in the region.
"It has become crystal clear that what is happening is genocide", he said during the Asia Cooperation Dialogue summit in Doha.
The Emir emphasized that there can be no peace in the region without the establishment of a Palestinian state.
The Qatari Emir also condemned Israeli air strikes and military operations "against the brotherly Lebanese Republic".
Israel launched an assault a year ago on the Gaza Strip after Hamas militants attacked southern Israeli towns. 
This week, Israel launched a ground incursion in Lebanon against Hezbollah, which has been firing into Israel in what it says is solidarity with the Palestinians.