Ahmed Bin Jassim al-Thani

Turkey has sent 197 cargo planes, 16 trucks and one ship to Qatar since the crisis broke out last month between it and other Gulf states, Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci stated on July 12.

Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu will visit Mecca on June 16 and meet Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud as part of Turkey's efforts to calm down the ongoing crisis between Qatar and other Gulf countries. 

Çavuşoğlu will share "Turkey's sincere opinion" regarding the crisis during his visit to Mecca, he said in Kuwait on June 16 after talks in Qatar on June 15.

The crisis between Qatar and some Arab countries should be resolved "through peace and dialogue," Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said June 14.

Turkey and Qatar signed a memorandum of understanding on Nov. 10 to enhance bilateral ties further, finalizing a number of previously agreed deals.        

The agreement was inked by Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Şimşek and Qatari Economy and Trade Minister Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim al-Thani in Istanbul.        

Regional cooperation is key to attracting more foreign investment money into the Balkans, stressed participants at the seventh Sarajevo Business Forum in the Bosnian capital on Wednesday.

"There is no country which is able to stand alone, especially in our region," Montenegro's economy minister Vladimir Kavaric told the forum.

Signing a free trade agreement with Qatar is a major goal for Turkey, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu said April 28, according to Reuters.

Davuto?lu, on an official visit to the Gulf nation, made the comment in a speech at a business forum which was organized by the Foreign Economic Relations Board (DE?K).