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WASHINGTON, July 14, 2014 – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel
today hosted Qatar's Minister of State for Defense Affairs Hamad bin Ali
al-Attiyah at the Pentagon to sign letters of offer and acceptance for Apache
helicopters and Patriot and Javelin defense systems valued at $11 billion.
"Today's signing ceremony underscores the strong
partnership between the United States and Qatar in the area of security and
defense and will help improve our bilateral cooperation across a range of
military operations," Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby
said in a statement.
Hagel also used the meeting to express his appreciation for
the support that Qatar provides U.S. forces in the country, the statement said.
Today's visit followed Hagel's visit to Qatar’s capital of Doha last fall,
where he met with Attiyah to sign and renew the U.S.-Qatar Defense Cooperation
Agreement.
"This is a critically important relationship in the
region," Kirby said, “and the secretary is pleased to be able to continue
to make it stronger."
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