Turkey says Mecca defence pact could expand to Muslim world
Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed the Mecca joint defence agreement on August 7, pledging that an attack on one would be treated as an attack on all and beginning to build supporting mechanisms, including a secretariat in Saudi Arabia. Turkish parliament speaker Numan Kurtulmus said the pact has not yet gone to parliament but is expected when lawmakers return in October, and leaders plan an urgent chiefs-of-staff meeting to consider military support for Saudi Arabia. The pact comes amid fresh missile and drone attacks on Saudi targets, France offering defensive assets, heavy fighting inside Yemen, and rising risks to the Bab al-Mandeb shipping corridor.
The Mecca pact treats an attack on one party as an attack on all
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The three countries signed the Mecca agreement on August 7. They have held preparatory meetings and agreed a Saudi secretariat. Parliament review and a chiefs-of-staff meeting could follow next.
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