Saudi Arabia sends condolences to Turkiye after 20 troops die in plane crash

Investigators stand next to debris at a crash site of a Turkish military cargo plane in Georgia's Sighnaghi municipality, close to the Azerbaijani border on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (AP)
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Updated 13 November 2025
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Saudi Arabia sends condolences to Turkiye after 20 troops die in plane crash

  • Ankara says the soldiers were killed when a military transport flying from Azerbaijan to Turkiye crashed in Georgia
  • It was the deadliest incident involving Turkish troops since 2020, when 33 soldiers were killed in combat in Syria

RIYADH: The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday evening sent condolences to authorities in Turkiye after a Turkish military aircraft crashed in Sighnaghi, eastern Georgia, killing 20 soldiers.

In its message, the ministry affirmed the Kingdom’s solidarity with the government of Turkiye after the tragic incident, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

Earlier, Ankara had confirmed that 20 of its soldiers died the previous day when a C-130 cargo plane serving as a military transport crashed in Georgia while flying from Azerbaijan to Turkiye. It was the deadliest incident involving the NATO member state’s troops since 2020, when 33 soldiers were killed in combat in Syria.


Saudi and Qatari foreign ministers co-chair coordination council in Riyadh

Updated 04 December 2025
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Saudi and Qatari foreign ministers co-chair coordination council in Riyadh

  • Meeting discussed strengthening cooperation through several initiatives
  • Executive committee provided an overview of the council’s activities

LONDON: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, and his Qatari counterpart, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, co-chaired the executive committee meeting of the Saudi-Qatari Coordination Council in Riyadh.

The meeting on Thursday reviewed ties and ways to enhance them at both bilateral and multilateral levels. They also discussed strengthening cooperation through several initiatives that could elevate relations to broader prospects, according to the Saudi Press Agency.

Both sides commended the cooperation among the committees under the coordination council.

The executive committee secretariat provided an overview of the council’s activities and its committees over the past period, along with the latest updates and preparatory work for the eighth meeting, the SPA added.

At the end of the meeting, the ministers signed the minutes of the council’s executive committee.