Turkish VP visits troops deployed in Qatar

DOHA

Turkey is friend with those who are friendly to Qatar, Turkish Vice-President Fuat Oktay said Monday in Doha.

“We are friends with those who are friendly to our Qatari friends,” Oktay said, speaking at a base in Qatar run by the Turkish Armed Forces.

“But we won’t allow those who look with hostility to our friends,” he added.

Oktay went on to describe Qatar as the “land of allies”, thanking Doha for its past assistance.

The vice-president also stressed Turkey’s continued stance against injustice anywhere in the world.

Addressing the Turkish troops in the base, he said: “You are demonstrating this upright position in the military field in Qatar on behalf of the Turkish nation.”

Later, Oktay attended the inauguration of the National Museum of Qatar, following his meeting with Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, the prime minister and interior minister of Qatar.

*Writing by Erdogan Cagatay Zontur and Ali Murat Alhas