Turkey's president approved the expansion of troops to Qatar

Ankara, June 9: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ratified two deals allowing Turkish troops' deployment to Qatar and training the Gulf nation's gendarmerie, according to the presidency. Erdogan signed off deals on the Turkish Parliament's approval late Thursday night, Xinhua news agency reported. The first deal, signed in Doha in April 2016, allows Turkish troops to improve Qatar's army and boost military cooperation. 

The second deal, signed in December 2015 between the two Interior Ministries, allows the Turkish gendarmerie to train Qatari gendarmerie forces. The move came after Erdogan expressed earlier this week disapproval of the sanctions imposed on Qatar by several Arab countries. Erdogan also said that Turkey "will continue and develop" ties with Qatar. A week earlier, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE, Yemen, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania and Maldives removed their diplomatic relations with Qatar, banning the Gulf country in support of "terrorism and terrorism". Qatar has denied the allegations.