Qatari Armed Forces sign security cooperation agreement with NATO

Qatari Armed Forces sign security cooperation agreement with NATO

DOHA - Qatari armed forces signed an agreement with NATO on military and security cooperation, the Qatari Foreign Ministry said.

According to the Qatari Foreign Ministry, the document was signed on Wednesday during Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani's visit to Brussels, where he met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

During the meeting, the sides discussed cooperation on fighting against terrorism, the ministry said.

The alliance’s press service said in a statement on Wednesday that Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Jassim Al Thani, who was accompanying the emir during the meeting, and NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller would sign an agreement concerning the presence of NATO personnel and forces in the country and military and security cooperation.