Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- Qatar, Turkiye, Indonesia and Pakistan have signed a new defence industry agreement to develop and produce military equipment and defence systems collaboratively.

The Memorandum of Understanding, which seeks to strengthen defence industry cooperation among the three countries, was signed in Doha on Wednesday.

The agreement is known as the Badr Memorandum of Understanding.

The Qatari Defence Ministry said the agreement aims to "foster cooperation in the field of defence manufacturing, enhance defence capabilities among the four countries."

The agreement comes as the war launched by the US and Israel on Iran continues to shape security calculations across the Middle East.

It had deepened concerns among countries in ...