Erdogan signs Gulf accords to deepen ties amid Gaza ceasefire talks

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan completed a three-day diplomatic tour of the Gulf on Thursday, visiting Kuwait, Qatar and Oman from Oct. 21 to 23 to sign a series of agreements aimed at deepening political, economic and security ties and to discuss regional developments including the Gaza ceasefire. In Muscat, Erdogan and Sultan Haitham bin Tariq oversaw the signing of a joint declaration, a joint statement and several agreements and memoranda intended to expand cooperation across defense, energy, education, industry and investment, officials said.

The visits began in Kuwait, where Erdogan met Emir Meshal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah for one-on-one and delegation-level talks on bilateral relations and regional security. Leaders signed cooperation pacts covering maritime transport, energy links and recognition of seafarers certificates, and Erdogan presented a domestically produced Turkish electric vehicle as a diplomatic gift, officials said. In Doha, Erdogan and Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani co-chaired a strategic committee meeting to advance trade, investment, energy and defense cooperation, including new memoranda on strategic development planning and defense industry...