Qatar’s Chief of Staff Air Vice-Marshal Ghanim bin Shaheen Al Ghanim (photo) met Tuesday with Turkish Air Force Commander Gen. Abidin Unal.

During the meeting, they exchanged views on different issues of common interest between both countries, and reviewed military topics and methods to support its development, Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported.

A number of senior armed forces officers attended the meeting.

In another development, the Arab League has decided to hold an emergency meeting of the Arab League Council at the level of permanent delegates Thursday, at the General Secretariat of the League; to discuss the humanitarian crisis in the Syrian city of Aleppo at the request of the State of Qatar.

Ambassador Hossam Zaki, Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab League said today that the meeting will be held at the request of the State of Qatar and the support of a number of Member States, in order to discuss the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the city of Aleppo.

The Arab league General Secretariat said it had received the support of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the Kingdom of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates to the request of the State of Qatar to hold the meeting.