Sunak and Qatar's head of state Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani also agreed to continue to work together bilaterally as well as through a future Gulf Cooperation Council trade deal, the statement said.

The prime minister offered his condolences for the recent terrorist attacks in Turkey in his call with President Erdogan, and stressed the UK's commitment to upholding regional security as bilateral and NATO partners, it read.

(Reporting by Bharat Govind Gautam in Bengaluru; Editing by Chris Reese)