Erdoğan Highlights Mecca Pact as Ankara Takes Initiatives for Peace
- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement among Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan is intended to promote regional security rather than target Iran, Israel, or any other country.
- Signed on Aug. 7, the pact treats an armed attack on one member as an attack on all three and allows responses tailored to each incident, including intelligence, logistics, or ammunition support.
- Erdoğan said Türkiye wants to support negotiations and diplomacy in the Russia-Ukraine war while keeping diplomatic channels open.
- Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş said the agreement could eventually expand to include Iran and other Muslim-majority countries, but Turkish lawmakers have not yet approved it.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stressed that the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan did not target Iran or Israel, while the President of the Turkish Parliament expected it to expand to the Islamic world and Iran itself.
Breaking News - LATEST NEWS... President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan answered questions from Newsweek magazine, which is published in the US. President Erdoğan's agenda included the US-Iran war, tensions with Israel in the region, and the Mecca Agreement. Regarding the Mecca Agreement, President Erdoğan referred to it as the 'Mecca Joint Defense Agreement'...
Participation in the Mekong Defence Agreement does not oblige countries to engage in armed conflict in the event of an attack on a partner, says the Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdogan to issue Newsweek. "The countries will respond on the basis of the demands and needs of the country that will be attacked.
The Turkish President said that the Mecca mutual defense pact is not against Iran.
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