Turkey sent some 200 cargo planes to Qatar since dispute began: minister

Qatar's economy minister said Doha's sea and land trade was continuing without disruption despite sanctions


Reuters July 12, 2017
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meets with Qatar's Minister of Defense Khalid bin Mohammad Al-Attiyah in Ankara, Turkey, July 1, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

ANKARA: Turkey has sent 197 cargo planes, 16 trucks and one ship to Qatar to meet its daily needs since a dispute broke out last month between Qatar and other Gulf states, Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci said on Wednesday.

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At a meeting with Zeybekci in the Turkish capital Ankara, Qatar's economy minister, Ahmed bin Jassim al-Thani, said Doha's sea and land trade was continuing without disruption despite sanctions. Ankara has backed Qatar after Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain cut all economic and diplomatic ties with it, accusing Doha of supporting terrorism, a charge it denies.

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