Riyadh to Host Makkah Alliance Secretariat
Pakistan will lead the new alliance’s secretariat for three years as the three countries expand defense cooperation and joint military technology development.
- On Monday in Istanbul, Pakistan, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia agreed to establish a permanent secretariat in Riyadh for their Makkah Defence Alliance, the newly official name for their joint defence pact.
- Signed in early August, the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement establishes collective security, stipulating that an armed attack against one of the three countries would be regarded as an attack against all.
- The Strategic Political and Defence Committee meeting appointed a Pakistani official to head the secretariat for an initial three-year term, formalizing governance after the inaugural institutional gathering.
- Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan emphasized the alliance is designed for regional stability rather than confrontation with specific nations like Iran, and noted it does not undermine Turkey's NATO commitments.
- The three nations plan to strengthen collective capabilities through expanded defence-industrial cooperation and joint technology development, though they must now translate political commitments into operational procedures including joint exercises and intelligence-sharing.
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