DOHA - Qatar and Ukraine signed a defense cooperation agreement on Saturday aimed at enhancing collaboration in military and technological fields, according to a statement from Qatar's Ministry of Defense.

The agreement was signed in Doha during a meeting between Qatar's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs, Sheikh Saud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al-Thani, and Secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov.

During the meeting, the two sides reviewed the latest regional security developments and discussed ways to strengthen defense cooperation and joint coordination in light of current circumstances.

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The agreement includes cooperation in technological fields, development of joint projects, defense investments, and the exchange of expertise, particularly in countering missile threats and unmanned aerial systems.

The development came amid heightened tensions following joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran starting on Feb 28, to which Iran and its regional allies responded with attacks on Israeli and US interests across the Middle East.