(ANSAmed) - DOHA, SEPTEMBER 16 - Turkish and Qatari officials
had agreed to form a high level strategic cooperation council
between Turkey and Qatar as Anadolu Agency reports quoting
Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan as saying in remarks to
reporters in Doha, adding that foreign ministers of the two
countries will begin efforts in this regard. Erdogan discussed
pressing regional issues with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad
al-Thani yesterday, during the third official visit of his term
in office. Erdogan was accompanied by Energy Minister Taner
Yildiz and National Intelligence Organization (MIT)
Undersecretary Hakan Fidan. The Turkish president discussed
bilateral ties, the threat of Islamic State of Iraq and the
Levant (ISIL) and energy cooperation with Qatari officials. The
two countries were also expected to sign an agreement for Qatar
to supply Turkey with 1.2 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural
gas. Turkey consumes around 45 billion cubic meters of gas every
year, buying 4 bcm from Algeria and 1.2 bcm from Nigeria every
year. Qatar, with an approximate reserve of 885 trillion bcm
according to U.S. Energy Information Agency, is one of the
world's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) producers.
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