Key Facts

• The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement was signed by Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan.
• An armed attack on any one of the three countries will be seen as an attack on all three.
• Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said the pact does not name Iran or any other nation as a threat.
• The pact includes political and military committees and a secretariat based in Saudi Arabia.
• Member countries will share intelligence, conduct joint training, and work on military cooperation.
• Defence-industry cooperation and technology sharing are important parts of the pact.
• The agreement was in preparation for over two years, not created just in response to current tensions with Iran.
• Turkey hopes to expand the pact to include other countries like Egypt.