Turkish president to meet Qatari emir in Turkey

ANKARA, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani will pay a visit to Turkey and meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday, the presidential press office said Thursday.

The two leaders will hold talks on bilateral ties and regional issues, the presidency said in a statement.

Turkey and Qatar have become close economic and political partners in recent years.

Doha has invested 20 billion U.S. dollars in Turkey, according to official figures in July. Ankara is now one of the top exporters to Qatar.

Turkey has showed its support to Doha since a Saudi-led alliance launched a diplomatic and transport blockade on Qatar in last June.