Turkiye keen to strengthen high-tech, industry ties with Qatar: Minister

Doha, Qatar: Turkish Minister of Industry and Technology H E Mehmet Fatih Kacır has described the Qatari Turkish partnership as integrated and multidi...

Doha, Qatar: Turkish Minister of Industry and Technology H E Mehmet Fatih Kacır has described the Qatari-Turkish partnership as integrated and multidimensional.

In an interview with Al Sharq newspaper — being simultaneously published by The Peninsula newspaper — during its tour of Istanbul and Ankara, he emphasised Turkiye’s keenness to strengthen relations with Qatar, especially in the industrial sector and investments in vital sectors that are important to global supply chains.

The Minister highlighted the regional industrial alliance that brings together Qatar and Turkiye to implement joint investments in the region.

He also praised the cooperation between the Ministry of Industry and Technology and Hamad Bin Khalifa University, noting that both sides are working on a joint project in the field of semiconductors.

In addition, there are programmes and initiatives aimed at building bridges between artificial intelligence developers in both countries. He stressed Turkiye’s commitment to accelerating high-tech cooperation with Qatar in the coming phase.