Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign key defense agreement, officials say
Summary
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan signed a defense agreement called the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement. The deal says that if one country is attacked, all three will see it as an attack on them and work together in defense.Key Facts
- The agreement was signed in Mecca by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
- It aims to strengthen defense cooperation and collective deterrence among the three countries.
- The deal includes possible joint military exercises, training, technology sharing, and intelligence exchange.
- Officials say the agreement is defensive and not aimed against any country or group.
- The pact is open for other regional countries to join.
- It does not replace existing agreements either between the three or with other countries.
- Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan are all Sunni Muslim-majority countries, with Turkey having a large army and defense industry, Saudi Arabia being oil-rich, and Pakistan a nuclear power.
- The agreement follows a recent Pakistan-Saudi mutual defense pact signed in September.
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