On Monday, the defense and foreign ministers, along with the chiefs of staff of Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, held the first meeting of the Mecca Defense Agreement coordination committee in Istanbul.

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This mutual defense pact, signed in early August, is established as a deterrent and non-offensive measure to strengthen collective security and shared strategic interests in the Middle East.

Following the meeting, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan assured the media that the agreement is not offensive in nature and is not directed against anyone.

Fidan emphasized that the signing of this alliance marks the beginning of the process to establish a new security and cooperation architecture in the region. He also reiterated that the pact was conceived with the intention of expanding and will contribute to greater certainty and development in the Middle East.

The Turkish Foreign Minister recalled that serious security problems have arisen in the region with the involvement of world powers, and stated that the countries must address these issues.

A high-level Saudi business delegation, led by Chairman of the Saudi-Pak Joint Business Council, His Highness Prince Mansour bin Mohammad Al Saud, called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif.

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He asserted that if the countries of the region respect each other’s territorial integrity and sovereignty and commit to doing so, most of the problems can be resolved.

The agreement was signed on August 7 in Mecca by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The pact clearly stipulates that an attack against one of the countries will be considered an attack against all three.

During this meeting, the necessary steps for implementing the pact were established, and the framework for the operation of the permanent secretariat was defined. The secretariat is expected to be based in Saudi Arabia and initially headed by a Pakistani representative.

This alliance formalizes the union of three major powers: Pakistan, the only nuclear-armed nation in the Muslim world; Turkey, which boasts the second-largest army in NATO, and Saudi Arabia, the economic powerhouse of the Persian Gulf with advanced military technology, are seeking to strengthen all aspects of defense cooperation to promote peace and further bolster collective security.

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