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Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan Launch New Defense Pact
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First reported by Walla · 47 minutes ago
What happened
Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan are launching a new defense pact, the "Mecca Agreement," with top officials meeting Monday in Istanbul. The treaty establishes mutual defense obligations and aims to enhance security cooperation and collective deterrence among the three nations.
- 01Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan launch new defense pact.
- 02Top ministers and military leaders meet Monday in Istanbul.
- 03The "Mecca Agreement" mandates mutual defense against attacks.
- 04Pact aims to boost security cooperation and collective deterrence.
- 05Defense industry collaboration and joint weapons development are planned.
- 06Agreement is seen partly as a response to Iran concerns.
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