Turkish President Erdogan Visits Saudi Arabia to Normalise Relations
Strait Talk
English - April 29, 2022 16:44 - 12 minutes - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsNews turkey erdogan political affairs middle east discussions interviews politics middle east and africa debates Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud met for the first time since 2017. President Erdogan and Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman also met separately. The discussions took place as Türkiye and Saudi Arabia look to mend their ties after years of regional strife, including the embargo of Qatar and the Libyan conflict. The murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istabul in 2018 also strained relations. So, are both countries prepared to strengthen their ties? And how is the region affected by a realigning Middle East in which the US is less involved?
Guests:
Vehbi Baysan
Assistan Professor at Ibn Haldun University
Ali Bakeer
Assistant Professor at Qatar University