Turkish Parliamentary Committee Approves Defense Pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan
The pact formalizes closer defense cooperation among the three countries, with officials saying it aims to strengthen deterrence and regional stability.
- On Tuesday, Turkey's foreign affairs committee approved a trilateral defense agreement with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, signed in Mecca on August 7, 2026, by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
- Designed to enhance defense cooperation, the agreement aims to foster regional peace and stability while focusing on deterrence rather than targeting third-party nations or forming an aggressive bloc.
- The 16-article pact binds the parties for 10 years and paves the way for military cooperation, joint weapons production, technology transfers, and intelligence sharing, according to Turkish state media.
- Opposition legislator Semra Caglar Gokalp of the pro-Kurdish Peoples Equality and Democracy Party questioned whether the agreement would entangle Turkey in other nations' conflicts, citing regional tensions between Pakistan and India.
- The agreement now goes to the full assembly for debate and a vote, as lawmakers weigh the long-term implications of these international defense commitments for Turkish security and foreign entanglement.
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