Qatar seals 5-billion-euro navy vessels deal with Italy
02 Aug 2017 - 15:03
H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani (file photo)
Reuters
DOHA: Qatar has concluded a 5 billion euro ($5.91 billion) deal with Italy for seven navy vessels, the Qatari foreign minister said on Wednesday, part of a military cooperation agreement between the two countries.
H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani made the announcement at a news conference with his Italian counterpart Angelino Alfano in Doha after talks about efforts to end a rift between Qatar and four Arab states.
"I am pleased to announce the conclusion of a deal between the Qatari Emiri Naval Forces to buy 7 naval units from Italy in the context of the joint military cooperation between the two countries," Sheikh Mohammed said.
He said the deal was estimated at 5 billion euros but gave no further details and did not name the companies involved.
In June last year Italy's state-controlled shipbuilder Fincantieri said it had signed a 4-billion-euro agreement to build ships for Qatar.
At the time Fincantieri said it would supply the Gulf Arab state with four corvette warships, two support vessels and an
amphibious landing platform dock, along with support services in Qatar for 15 years after delivery.
All the ships will be built in Italian shipyards, with construction starting in 2018, it said. Italian defence company Leonardo would supply electronics and weapons systems for the ships and receive around a third of the value of the deal, a company official said at the time.
Qatar is embroiled in a dispute with Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt, which accuse it of supporting Islamists and regional foe Iran, charges Doha denies.
Of the current crisis, Alfano said Italy supported mediation efforts to end the dispute.
Alfano also said he was concerned for citizens in the region who were suffering as a result of the fallout.
http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/articl...s-5-billion-euro-navy-vessels-deal-with-Italy
They should have purchase at least corvettes from us!!!
in the meantime though, they have purchased alot of patrol boats from Ares.
@Vergennes @DejanSRB @GeorgQatar seals 5-billion-euro navy vessels deal with Italy
02 Aug 2017 - 15:03
H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani (file photo)
Reuters
DOHA: Qatar has concluded a 5 billion euro ($5.91 billion) deal with Italy for seven navy vessels, the Qatari foreign minister said on Wednesday, part of a military cooperation agreement between the two countries.
H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani made the announcement at a news conference with his Italian counterpart Angelino Alfano in Doha after talks about efforts to end a rift between Qatar and four Arab states.
"I am pleased to announce the conclusion of a deal between the Qatari Emiri Naval Forces to buy 7 naval units from Italy in the context of the joint military cooperation between the two countries," Sheikh Mohammed said.
He said the deal was estimated at 5 billion euros but gave no further details and did not name the companies involved.
In June last year Italy's state-controlled shipbuilder Fincantieri said it had signed a 4-billion-euro agreement to build ships for Qatar.
At the time Fincantieri said it would supply the Gulf Arab state with four corvette warships, two support vessels and an
amphibious landing platform dock, along with support services in Qatar for 15 years after delivery.
All the ships will be built in Italian shipyards, with construction starting in 2018, it said. Italian defence company Leonardo would supply electronics and weapons systems for the ships and receive around a third of the value of the deal, a company official said at the time.
Qatar is embroiled in a dispute with Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt, which accuse it of supporting Islamists and regional foe Iran, charges Doha denies.
Of the current crisis, Alfano said Italy supported mediation efforts to end the dispute.
Alfano also said he was concerned for citizens in the region who were suffering as a result of the fallout.
http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/articl...s-5-billion-euro-navy-vessels-deal-with-Italy
They should have purchase at least corvettes from us!!!
Turkey is the charity house of muslim world, everybody expects something from it but it never gets returned.
calling qatar nazis not sure its gonna work
how about gulenist. or as we call it fetto,
Why would you consider it as backstabbing? Qatar is a sovereign country, they can buy whatever products from whatever country they wish. And just because Turkey supported Qatar in the diplomatic row, doesn't mean they need to hand over their sovereignty to Turkey. Sovereignty was one of the main arguments in this crisis to begin with.To be honest,I would have considered it as backstabbing if I was Turk.
Maybe the Turks should let Qatar at the mercy of its neighbors.
Yeah but they could have return some favor.
To be honest our shipyards are full to the brim. If Qatar or any other state were to purchase multiple ships from Corvette or Frigate, we could only deliver them in 5-6 years time since their hands are already full with Turkish Navy requests.
Wasnt Saudi Arabia gonna invest some 400 billion or something in Turkey?
