Pakistan says Mecca pact members to hold emergency talks on engaging Houthis
The three pact members will weigh Iran’s proposal for political engagement instead of military action after Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia.
- Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar announced an emergency meeting of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement committee in Riyadh next week to discuss Iran's suggestion for political engagement with Yemen's Houthis.
- Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement on August 7, pledging that an armed attack on one member constitutes an attack on all three; military chiefs met in Riyadh on September 25 and condemned Houthi attacks.
- Dar stated Iran wants the matter concluded, proposing political engagement as an alternative to "kinetic action." He described the suggestion as "brainstorming between two foreign ministers" made in good faith.
- More than six countries are keen to join the pact, though new membership requests cannot be entertained until the agreement becomes fully operational, a process potentially taking up to a year.
- Dar addressed the Strait of Hormuz, asserting there should be no fees to cross the waterway, which serves as a central bargaining chip in the seven-month US-Iran conflict.
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International interest is growing in the Mecca Pact, formed by Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan, which is expected to alter regional security balances. Pakistan's Foreign Minister Dar announced that more than six countries have expressed interest in joining the alliance. This is a critical step for regional security balances and global alliances.
Makkah pact defence committee to meet soon:Dar
ISLAMABAD - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Friday said that a meeting of the Strategic Political Defence Committee (SPDC), established under the Makkah Agreement among Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye, would be held soon in Riyadh to review the prevailing situation on the ground,.
Next week, Riyadh will host an emergency meeting of States signatories to the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement to discuss the Houthis attacks on Saudi Arabia.
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye to hold defense pact talks next week amid Houthi attacks
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye will convene the top committee of their joint defense pact in Riyadh next week to review a surge in Houthi attacks on the Kingdom, Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Friday. The meeting of the Strategic Political Defense Committee comes amid the most serious escalation between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis since a UN-brokered truce largely halted c…
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