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Qatar, Azerbaijan sign visa agreement

Qatar and Azerbaijan share a common ally in Turkey.
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Qatar and Azerbaijan signed a visa waiver agreement on Monday.

Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani inked the deal with his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov in Baku. The agreement stipulates a mutual exemption of visa requirements for passport holders in each country, the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a press release. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev was also present at the meeting.

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