Pakistan, Qatar, Turkiye and Indonesia sign new defense cooperation agreement
Pakistan, Qatar, Turkiye and Indonesia signed a multilateral defense cooperation agreement Wednesday aimed at strengthening military capabilities
ISLAMABAD (MNTV) – Pakistan, Qatar, Turkiye and Indonesia signed a multilateral defense cooperation agreement Wednesday aimed at strengthening military capabilities and expanding collaboration in defense manufacturing and technology.
The agreement, known as the Badr Memorandum of Understanding, was signed in Doha, Qatar’s capital, according to Turkiye’s Defense Ministry.
The signing ceremony brought together Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler, Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs Sheikh Saud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, and Indonesian Deputy Defense Minister Yusuf Jauhari.
Haluk Gorgun, head of Turkiye’s defense industries agency, also attended the event.
The agreement establishes a framework for cooperation in military equipment production, technical training, joint exercises and defense-related research and development.
According to the Turkish Defense Ministry, the initiative seeks to combine the manufacturing and technological strengths of the four countries to develop modern defense systems and improve their military preparedness.
The ministry also highlighted the agreement’s economic potential, saying closer industrial integration could help the participating nations expand their defense production capabilities and meet the military requirements of allied and friendly countries.
The agreement is expected to encourage joint technological development, strengthen existing defense partnerships and promote greater coordination among the four countries.
The development comes as Turkiye expands its military and defense industry partnerships across the Middle East and Asia.
Ankara already maintains a military base in Qatar and has established defense industry ties with Pakistan and Indonesia.
In August, Turkiye also signed a separate mutual defense agreement with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, committing the three countries to assist one another in the event of an armed attack.
That agreement, known as the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, was submitted to Turkiye’s parliament for ratification earlier this week.
Unlike the Makkah agreement, which contains explicit mutual defense commitments, the newly signed Badr memorandum focuses primarily on military production, technological cooperation and the development of defense capabilities.
The latest agreement comes amid heightened regional security concerns and efforts by several Muslim-majority countries to strengthen their defense partnerships.
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