Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan to hold first defence pact meeting: Report
Foreign and defence ministers and chiefs of staff will attend as the pact seeks collective defence and joint industry projects, officials said.
- On Monday, top officials from Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan will gather in Istanbul for the first committee meeting under the "Mecca Joint Defence Agreement" signed in August.
- Signed on August 7, the alliance unites Sunni Muslim allies concerned by regional conflict and Iranian missile fire on Gulf oil exporters, aiming to strengthen collective deterrence against aggression.
- Foreign and defense ministers, alongside chiefs of staff from the three countries, will attend the meeting. The pact treats an attack on one as an attack on all, mirroring NATO's Article 5 clause.
- Turkey indicated the pact remains open to expansion, with Egypt mentioned as a potential candidate. Officials will address "International security issues" including joint defense industry projects and interoperability.
- The meeting takes place as the U.S. and Israel continue their war against Iran, with President Donald Trump's administration escalating financial pressure through what it has billed as an "economic D-Day.
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Sources in the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs revealed that tomorrow, Monday, Istanbul will host the first meeting of the Strategic Political and Defence Committee of the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan on 7 August.
The agreement combines NATO's second army (Turkey), the main Gulf power (Saudi Arabia) and the only nuclear power in the Muslim world, with Pakistan.
(Istanbul=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Dong-ho = The coordinating body established pursuant to the 'Mecca Mutual Defense Treaty' recently signed by the three countries of Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan...
Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have scheduled the first meeting of the strategic political and defence committee, which was formed by a tripartite military agreement, on Monday in Istanbul, reporting on Sunday Anadolu. "The first meeting of the strategic political and defence committee established by the Mekong Defence Agreement is scheduled for Monday in Istanbul.
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