Doha, Oct. 21 -- Turkiye, Qatar, Indonesia and Pakistan have signed the Badr memorandum to strengthen defence cooperation, expand military production and develop strategic partnerships, Turkiye's National Defence Ministry said on Wednesday, according to the country's news agency Anadolu Ajansi.

The agreement was signed in Doha by Turkish National Defence Minister Yasar Guler, Qatar's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs Sheikh Saud bin Abdulrahman bin Hasan Al Thani, Indonesian Deputy Defence Minister Yusuf Jauhari and Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Md Asif. Haluk Gorgun, head of Turkiye's Presidency of Defence Industries, also attended the ceremony.

Named Badr, meaning "full moon", the memorandum aims to pr...