Saudi Arabia Committed to Activating Mecca Pact Mechanisms: Minister
The pact would add a NATO-style ministerial committee and a Saudi-based secretariat as the three countries expand military and intelligence coordination.
- On Monday, foreign and defense ministers from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan met in Istanbul for the first high-level session of their joint defense agreement, officially renamed the "Mecca Alliance."
- The Mecca Joint Defense Agreement creates a Saudi-based general secretariat and ministerial committee modeled on NATO, committing the three countries to treating an armed attack against one as an attack against all.
- Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced plans to develop an accession road map for new members, while Pakistani Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar noted interest from several other Muslim-majority nations.
- This summit took place amid escalating US-Iran hostilities, as renewed conflict and US strikes on Iranian rocket launchers pushed Brent crude prices up more than 3% to $90.97 a barrel.
- Volatility persists as The IRGC claimed an oil tanker struck sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz after attempting an "illegal route," while the UAE denied claims of an attack on Minhad Air Base.
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Saudi Arabia hails outcomes of Istanbul meet as key to collective deterrence and defense
The Saudi Council of Ministers on Tuesday hailed the outcomes of the first meeting of the Strategic Political and Defense Committee of the Makkah Joint Defense Agreement between Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan, describing it as an effective body for collective deterrence and defense.
NEW DEFENSE ALLIANCE: Turkey, Pakistan And Saudi Arabia Hold First Meeting As More Muslim Countries Eye Joining Pact
The first meeting of the Strategic Political and Defense Committee created under the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement took place in Istanbul, bringing together the foreign and defense ministers, along with the chiefs of general staff, from Türkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Pakistan says six to seven Muslim-majority countries are interested in joining the defense pact, […]
The "Mecca Joint Defense Alliance" has entered a new phase of institutional establishment, after Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced on Monday that the first official decisions regarding the alliance had been taken during a high-level meeting held in Istanbul...
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