Saudi Arabia, Turkey to set up ‘strategic cooperation council’

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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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Citizen

Dec 30, 2015 09:50am

Good decision

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wasim

Dec 30, 2015 10:02am

in the wrong mindset...

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Wajih

Dec 30, 2015 10:10am

Wow, the wildest enemies come together... After all the fuss, it is oil!

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Santosh Menon

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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Kabeer

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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Khanra

Dec 30, 2015 12:47pm

Turkey is going down a dangerous path by allying with Saudi Arabia.

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Larka

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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Syed Husain

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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True Pakistani

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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Kabeer

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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Syed Ganga Din

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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shaquille

Dec 30, 2015 05:46pm

Good step to encounter Iranian ambitions in middle east .

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Iftikhar Husain

Dec 30, 2015 06:06pm

Both these countries have a soft corner to Israel so nobody can challange that country.

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Feroz

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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Qamber Ali

Dec 30, 2015 07:23pm

Dear Pakistan please stay out of these sectarian alliances, for the betterment of our kids

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Socrates of Gilgit-baltistan

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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Zak

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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