Qatar: Flexible budget for arms deals with Turkeynote

Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani has reportedly agreed to go ahead with a flexible budget to buy weapons and military equipment from Turkey. This comes as the Qatari-Turkish strategic relations are expected to consolidate further during the coming five years. The following 388-word report sheds more light on the subject and tells what about the flexible budget and what kind of weapons and equipment it will be allocated to purchase. [Briefly reproduced in TR Weekly Issue No 23/45 – Nov. 4, 2016]