Mecca Joint Defence Agreement

Turkish, Saudi, Pakistani ministers to hold first defence pact meeting

August 30, 2026 admin

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, accompanied by their ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence, pose after signing a joint defence agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 7, 2026. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Turkey will host Saudi Arabia and Pakistan for the first ministerial…

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U.S. President Donald Trump terms Saudi-Turkiye-Pakistan defence agreement ‘big, bold step’

August 17, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump has termed the Saudi Arabia-Turkiye-Pakistan defence agreement a “big, bold and important first step” towards defending themselves in a “more meaningful way”. Signed in Makkah on August 7, 2026, the pact establishes a framework for collective deterrence and stipulated that an armed attack…

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