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Turkish lawmakers back collective defense pact with Riyadh and Islamabad
The Foreign Affairs Committee of Türkiye’s parliament approved a bill to ratify the Mecca Agreement on joint defense with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. The agreement stipulates that an attack on one party will be considered an attack on all.
The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye approved a bill to ratify the Mecca Agreement on joint defense between Türkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. The document is expected to be considered by the parliament’s plenary session next week.
Presenting the agreement, Türkiye’s Deputy Foreign Minister Levent Gümrükçü said it was “entirely defensive in nature and not directed against any country.” He said the document should complement European security platforms, primarily NATO, and that Saudi Arabia and Pakistan had already completed their domestic approval procedures.
The 16-article agreement stipulates that an armed attack on any party will be considered an attack on all, and that the country subjected to an attack will receive support, including military assistance, under the right to self-defense enshrined in Article 51 of the UN Charter. The document also provides for cooperation in the defense industry, joint exercises and counterterrorism efforts. The parties will not be able to withdraw from the agreement during its first 10 years.
The agreement was signed in Mecca on August 7, 2026, by Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
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