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RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and Turkey have agreed on the need to set up a “strategic cooperation council” to strengthen military, economic and investment cooperation between the two countries, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Tuesday.
“The meeting produced a desire to set up a high-level strategic cooperation council between the two countries,” Jubeir told a joint news conference with his Turkish counterpart after talks in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, between Saudi King Salman and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan.
He said the council will deal with security, military, economic, trade, energy and investment between the two countries.
Published in Dawn, December 30th, 2015
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Dec 30, 2015 09:50am
Good decision
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Dec 30, 2015 10:02am
in the wrong mindset...
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Dec 30, 2015 10:10am
Wow, the wildest enemies come together... After all the fuss, it is oil!
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Dec 30, 2015 10:11am
In the recent past KSA is setting up too many Councils with OR without asking sovereign nations!!!.
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Dec 30, 2015 10:19am
Present Turkey Government is very close to Saudi regime with regard to religious belief in total contrast to religious believes of common people of Turkey
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Dec 30, 2015 12:47pm
Turkey is going down a dangerous path by allying with Saudi Arabia.
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Dec 30, 2015 02:16pm
@Khanra I believe Pakistan is going in wrong direction by siding with Iran. Muslims needs to unite under with one umbrella not in divided mode
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Dec 30, 2015 02:25pm
Both of these nations are heading in the wrong direction towards a disastrous path. What a shame!
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Dec 30, 2015 04:37pm
Both the governments are on the back foot after making mess in Syria and Yemen Specially after Russian intervention. I don't think economic, trade, energy and investment would have been the main agenda.
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Dec 30, 2015 05:09pm
@Larka "I believe Pakistan is going in wrong direction by siding with Iran" who told you that Pakistan is siding with Iran ? Pakistan took a sensible stance not to side with any party especially Saudi Monarchs who have no public support look what they have done in Syria, Iraq and Yemen !
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Dec 30, 2015 05:23pm
At the end of the day, if ground troops are needed, it'll be Turkey and Pakistan. Very unfortunate.
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Dec 30, 2015 05:46pm
Good step to encounter Iranian ambitions in middle east .
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Dec 30, 2015 06:06pm
Both these countries have a soft corner to Israel so nobody can challange that country.
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Dec 30, 2015 06:21pm
These two countries have bankrolled and supported ISIS while claiming to fight it. They are fooling nobody.
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Dec 30, 2015 07:23pm
Dear Pakistan please stay out of these sectarian alliances, for the betterment of our kids
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Dec 30, 2015 08:25pm
After antagonising Russia by taking down a military war plane and heavily criticised in the international media over its clandestine links with IS, the only way to save her face and to cash in its political embarrcement is to look towards the KSA. As something was needed to raise her strature in the eyes of the Kingdom and the above mentioned stand off between Turkey and Russia provided the opportune moment. Clever Turkey!
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Dec 30, 2015 11:38pm
The Saudis have realised, only countries with strong armies are Pakistan and Turkey. Unfortunately, all the arab armies are incapable of winning any battle. That is why Turkey and Pakistan armies are respected and disliked by the west.
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