Turkey Says Mecca Defense Pact Could Be Widened to Include Egypt
Fidan said Egypt could join after technical issues are resolved, as the pact lets members seek support ranging from intelligence to military units.
- On Friday, Turkiye, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia signed The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, which mandates that an attack against one of the three states is treated as an attack against all of them.
- Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan explained the pact mirrors Nato's Article 5, though practical implementation depends on future decisions by relevant bodies based on threat scale.
- Clarifying the alliance's scope, Fidan said the pact is not directed against Iran, serving instead as a general security pledge where members must request specific assistance ranging from intelligence to military units.
- Egypt could join the alliance, Fidan told Anadolu on Saturday, calling the nation a "natural partner" and noting that only a few technical issues currently prevent participation.
- Once the remaining technical issues are resolved, Fidan sees no reason why Egypt cannot officially join the defense pact, as Turkiye, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia already act as if Egypt were a member.
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Egypt declined to join a new defense pact linking Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, despite sustained efforts by Ankara to bring Cairo into the agreement, as Egyptian officials weighed sensitive ties with Israel, the United Arab Emirates and other regional partners, Middle East Eye reports. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan traveled to Mecca on Friday […]
Erdogan Announced What Plan He Has After the Defense Agreement Signed with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, in an interview with Panarab daily Asharq Al-Awsat, that he wants to extend the defense agreement signed at Mecca on Friday between his country, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, reports AFP, according to Agerpres.
Sources in Riyadh told Middle East Eye the Saudi government's dissatisfaction with Sisi and his tactics - The Alliance's door to Egypt is closed for now.
Saudi Arabia opposed Egypt's inclusion in the Mecca Joint Defence Treaty, signed with Turkey and Pakistan. Despite Ankara's efforts to include Cairo in the pact, Riyadh argued that the Sisi administration's strategic and military contributions were insufficient.
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