Makkah: Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Türkiye have signed a landmark joint defense agreement under which an attack on any one of the three countries will be regarded as an attack on all three.
The joint defense summit was held at Qasr Al Safa in Makkah, attended by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
According to the spokesperson for Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the three countries signed the Makkah Defense Joint Agreement during the summit. The agreement was formally endorsed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
The Foreign Office spokesperson stated that the agreement establishes a collective defense framework under which an attack on any one of the three member states will be considered an attack on all. Its primary objective is to strengthen the joint defense capabilities of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Türkiye against any external aggression while enhancing military cooperation and strategic security coordination among the three nations.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Saudi Arabia with a Pakistani delegation a day earlier, while Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reached Makkah on the day of the summit.
It is worth noting that Pakistan and Saudi Arabia had previously signed a bilateral defense agreement under which an attack on either country would be considered an attack on the other.
