The British Defense Minister, Michael Fallon, signed a letter of intent with the counterpart of the Qatar, Khaled Al Attiyah, to supply the Arab country with an order of 24 Typhoon fighters produced by Bae Systems. This was reported by the Qatar Ministry of Defense in a statement following today's meeting between the two ministers in Doha. The two sides signed a declaration of intent intended to strengthen cooperation and military and technological assistance, including the acquisition by the Qatari defense ministry of 24 Typhoon, ”the statement read. The note emphasizes that the two sides discussed military cooperation, in particular in the fight against terrorism. Today's news surprised analysts, writes the information site "Middle East Eye" today, because only three months ago the British Foreign Minister, Boris Johnson, had asked Doha to do more to stop funding extremist groups . Qatar is in fact at the center of a regional dispute that sees it in the dock for its alleged support for terrorist groups. Fallon, for his part, said in Doha that he hopes the agreement “will improve security in the region. This would be the first major defense contract with Qatar, the British minister said, underlining that Doha is one of the UK's major strategic partners. This is an important moment for our relations and a starting point for ever closer cooperation in the defense sector.
