Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan Sign Joint Defence Agreement

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Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan have announced the signing of a joint defence agreement aimed at strengthening security cooperation and coordinating responses to external threats. The document has been named the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement.

Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan Sign Joint Defence Agreement
According to Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, an attack against any of the three countries will be regarded as an attack against all parties to the agreement. However, the specific commitments that would apply in the event of an armed attack have not yet been publicly disclosed.

The agreement was announced following a meeting in Jeddah between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

The pact provides for expanded defence-industrial cooperation, intelligence sharing and coordination in addressing regional crises. Turkish officials emphasized that the agreement is purely defensive, is not directed against any state and could be opened to additional regional participants in the future.

The parties also noted that the new arrangement does not affect their existing international commitments. In particular, Türkiye will continue to fulfill its obligations as a member of NATO.

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