Top officials from Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan held their first committee meeting on 2026-08-30 under the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, and by 2026-08-31 agreed to establish a secretariat in Saudi Arabia to be initially headed by a Pakistani official. The pact brings together three Sunni Muslim U.S. allies to strengthen regional defence cooperation.
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Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan to hold first defence pact meeting, source says Reuters
The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement brought together Sunni Muslim US allies.
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Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan hold first Mecca defence pact meeting
Turkey's top diplomat stressed Monday the regional defence pact with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia was not aimed at any particular country and open to others, including Egypt. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan's remarks came after the first ministerial meeting of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement which commits Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia to mutual defence in the event of any of them being attacked.
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan agree to establish secretariat under joint defence pact Reuters
Aug 31 - Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan agreed to establish a secretariat in Saudi Arabia under their Mecca joint defence agreement, which will initially be headed by a Pakistani secretary-general for three years, the three countries said in a joint statement on Monday.
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