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Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan to hold first defence pact meeting: Report
Foreign and defence ministers and chiefs of staff will discuss collective deterrence, interoperability and joint industry projects under the pact, 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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Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan to hold first defence pact meeting, source says
Top officials from Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will gather in Istanbul on Monday for a first committee meeting under the joint defence accord that they signed this month, a Turkish foreign ministry source said.
·London, United Kingdom
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