Qatar plans new defence partnership and warns of energy crisis 'peak'
- Qatar will soon announce a new defence partnership, Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said on Monday, while also calling for talks and closer economic ties with Iran to prevent further conflict.
- Sheikh Saoud, also minister of state for defence affairs, told the Global Security Forum in Doha that Qatar was using lessons from the Iran war to better protect itself and develop new defence plans with its neighbours.
- The planned defence partnership would help Qatar counter ballistic missiles, drones and cyberattacks, he said, also focusing on water security.
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- Qatar will soon announce a new defence partnership, Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said on Monday, while also calling for talks and closer economic ties with Iran to prevent further conflict.
- Sheikh Saoud, also minister of state for defence affairs, told the Global Security Forum in Doha that Qatar was using lessons from the Iran war to better protect itself and develop new defence plans with its neighbours.
- The planned defence partnership would help Qatar counter ballistic missiles, drones and cyberattacks, he said, also focusing on water security.
Sources: Euronews