ANKARA, June 9 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on late Thursday ratified two deals allowing Turkish troops deploying to Qatar and training the Gulf nation's gendarmerie, according to the presidency.
The two military deals were ratified by Turkish National Assembly in a fast-track procedure on Wednesday.
The first deal, signed in Doha in April 2016, allows Turkish troops to improve Qatar's army and boost military cooperation, while 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 Tuesday disapproval of the sanctions imposed on Qatar by several Arab countries.
Erdogan also said that Turkey "will continue and develop" ties with Qatar.
Earlier the week, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE, Yemen, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania and the Maldives cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing the Gulf state of supporting "terrorism and extremism," the official Saudi news agency SPA said in a statement on Monday.
