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Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye Hold First Makkah Pact Meeting
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye made a defence agreement.
They agreed that an attack on one country would be treated as an attack on all three.
Their first committee meeting will take place in Istanbul on Monday.
Pakistan will send Ishaq Dar, Khawaja Asif and Field Marshal Asim Munir.
Officials from Türkiye and Saudi Arabia will also attend.
The countries signed the agreement on August 7.
Officials have not announced the meeting’s exact agenda.
They are expected to talk about regional security, including the Iran war, and Dar was invited to another meeting with Egypt.
The first Strategic Political and Defence Committee meeting under the Makkah Accord is scheduled for Monday in Istanbul.
Pakistan will be represented by Ishaq Dar, Khawaja Asif and Field Marshal Asim Munir.
Foreign, defence and military chiefs from Türkiye and Saudi Arabia are also expected to attend.
The three countries signed the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement on August 7, agreeing that an attack on one would be treated as an attack on all.
The official agenda is unknown, but regional security and the Iran war are expected to be discussed; Türkiye also invited Dar to a separate Regional-4 meeting involving Egypt.
- Who
- Pakistan’s Ishaq Dar, Khawaja Asif and Field Marshal Asim Munir, along with foreign, defence and military officials from Türkiye and Saudi Arabia.
- What
- The inaugural meeting of the Strategic Political and Defence Committee created under the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement.
- Where
- Istanbul, Türkiye.
- When
- The meeting is scheduled for Monday; Dar and Munir arrived in Türkiye on Sunday, and the agreement was signed on August 7.
- Why
- To begin coordination under the trilateral defence pact and address regional security concerns amid heightened tensions in West Asia.
Key facts
- Agreement
- Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, also known as the Makkah Accord
- Members
- Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye
- Pact provision
- An armed attack against one member is treated as an attack against all three
- Meeting body
- Strategic Political and Defence Committee
- Meeting location
- Istanbul, Türkiye
- Pakistani representatives
- Ishaq Dar, Khawaja Asif and Field Marshal Asim Munir
- Additional meeting
- Türkiye invited Dar to the Regional-4 meeting, which also includes Egypt
Quotes
Pakistan Foreign Office
Pakistan’s government foreign policy department
“Pakistan's participation in the meeting signifies Pakistan's historic bonds of friendship with the brotherly countries of Turkiye and Saudi Arabia, as well as its desire for lasting regional peace and stability.”
deccanchronicle.com
freepressjournal.in
“reaffirmed the importance of continued consultation and close coordination among the four countries in advancing regional stability”
firstpost.com
Sources
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