Kuwait–Turkey relations
Kuwait–Turkey relations are foreign relations between Turkey and Kuwait. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Turkey describes the current relations as being at "outstanding levels".[1] Bilateral trade between the two countries in 2016 was estimated to be worth around US$700 million by the Turkish Deputy Prime Minister, Mehmet Simek.[2]
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The two countries have recently signed fifteen agreements for cooperation in tourism, health, environment, economy, commercial exchange and oil.[3]
When Turkey was struck by an earthquake in 2011, Kuwait donated 250,000 dollars for the victims through the UN Development Programme (UNDP).[4]
In October 2018 Turkey and Kuwait signed a joint defense plan for 2019 aimed at enhancing military cooperation between the two countries.[5]
History
Kuwait used to be under Ottoman rule until Kuwait made a British protectorate in 1899 named Anglo-Kuwaiti Agreement of 1899
References
- http://www.mfa.gov.tr/turkey_s-political-relations-with-kuwait.en.mfa
- "Turkey eyes greater economic cooperation with Kuwait - Turkish deputy PM". Kuna.net.kw. Kuwait News Agency (KUNA). Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=NzMyNzg4MjM4 Archived August 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- "Kuwait funds quake relief efforts in eastern Turkey". UNDP. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- "Turkey, Kuwait sign military cooperation agreement for 2019". DailySabah. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
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