Erdogan Set to Visit Qatar, Kuwait on Wednesday

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is set to visit Qatar and Kuwait on Wednesday, his office revealed.

Erdogan's Sudden Visits

He will meet Qatar's ruler, Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani. In Kuwait, he is due to meet the new ruler, Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah, and convey condolences over the death of the emir's predecessor and half brother, Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed, who died at 91 last week.

The visit to Qatar is notable as Qatar is one of the few Arab states that supports Turkey's intervention in Libya, where it helped the Tripoli-based government against he Libyan National Army (LNA) by funding militias.