Archive · 25 Sep 2026
Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan Prepare Urgent Military Talks
Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan have agreed to work more closely on defense.
Their agreement says an attack on one country should be treated as an attack on all three.
The agreement was signed on August 7.
A Houthi offensive is now testing how the agreement may work.
The countries held their first Strategic Political and Defence Committee meeting in Istanbul on August 31.
They agreed to create a secretariat in Saudi Arabia.
They also agreed to deepen military cooperation.
However, the agreement’s detailed mechanisms are still being built.
Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan are preparing urgent military talks.
The talks follow a Houthi offensive that is testing the three-country agreement.
The agreement was signed on August 7 and treats an attack on one member as an attack on all.
At their first Strategic Political and Defence Committee meeting, held in Istanbul on August 31, the countries agreed to establish a secretariat in Saudi Arabia.
The pact’s implementation mechanisms are still being developed, alongside plans for deeper military cooperation.
- Who
- Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan.
- What
- The three countries are preparing urgent military talks and developing their defense agreement.
- When
- The agreement was signed on August 7, and the first committee meeting took place on August 31.
- Where
- The first committee meeting was held in Istanbul; the planned secretariat will be in Saudi Arabia.
- Why
- A Houthi offensive is testing the agreement, which treats an attack on one member as an attack on all.
- Agreement date
- August 7
- Defense principle
- An armed attack against one member is to be treated as an attack against all three members.
- First committee meeting
- Strategic Political and Defence Committee meeting
- Meeting date
- August 31
- Meeting location
- Istanbul
- Planned secretariat
- Saudi Arabia
- Current status
- The agreement’s mechanisms are still being built out.