Türkiye, Qatar, Pakistan and Indonesia sign 'Badr' defence memorandum in Doha
Defence ministers of Türkiye, Qatar, Indonesia and Pakistan signed the "Badr" defence cooperation memorandum in Doha on Wednesday, deepening military production, training and research ties.
DOHA — The defence ministers of Türkiye, Qatar, Indonesia and Pakistan signed a memorandum titled “Badr” on Wednesday to strengthen defence cooperation and develop strategic partnerships, the Turkish National Defence Ministry said in a statement.
The signatories were Turkish Defence Minister Yaşar Güler, Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs Sheikh Saud bin Abdulrahman bin Hasan Al Thani, Indonesian Deputy Defence Minister Yusuf Jauhari and Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif. Haluk Görgün, head of Türkiye’s Presidency of Defence Industries, also attended the ceremony in the Qatari capital.
Named “Badr” — meaning “full moon” — the memorandum aims to promote cooperation in military production, strengthen military capabilities and support collaboration in technical military training, research and development, the ministry said. The agreement covers joint military exercises, training programmes and cooperation between the countries’ defence industries, and is designed to improve industrial integration to meet the needs of allied and friendly countries.
The ministry did not provide details of specific projects, funding commitments or implementation timelines, according to Anadolu Agency reporting cited by Dunya News. Pakistan’s Foreign Office had not commented on the signing at the time of publication.
The accord follows a week of accelerated Gulf security moves: Ankara submitted the separate Mecca defence pact with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia to parliament on Oct 20, and a ruling-party official said Turkey plans to seek a parliamentary mandate for military personnel deployments under that pact, Reuters reported.
Sources: TRT World · Hürriyet Daily News · Dunya News
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