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Defence Pact with Turkey, Pakistan Not Nuclear Ambition: Saudi Official

Defence Pact with Turkey, Pakistan Not Nuclear Ambition: Saudi Official
"No Nuclear Ambition": Saudi Official On Defence Pact With Pakistan, Turkey · NDTV

Saudi Arabia signed a special agreement to work together on defence with two other countries, Turkey and Pakistan.

A person who works for Saudi Arabia's government said the agreement is not about making nuclear weapons.

He said the countries just want to get better at keeping themselves safe.

The agreement is not meant to scare any other country.

It is also not meant to be a group that fights against other groups.

The official said the deal will help build strong and lasting abilities.

He posted his message on a social media site called X. Some people might have worried the agreement could start a race to build more weapons.

The official said that is not what it is about.

The deal is supposed to help everyone in the region feel safe.

Key facts

Saudi Official
Rayed Krimly, Deputy Minister for Public Diplomacy
Pact Partners
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan
Announcement Platform
Post on X
Stated Purpose
Building sustainable capabilities
Denied Elements
Nuclear ambitions, arms race, military axis, sectarian bloc
Reassurance
Not a threat to any country in the region

Quotes

Deputy Minister for Public Diplomacy Rayed Krimly

Saudi deputy minister for public diplomacy

“The agreement does not represent an effort to establish a military axis or a sectarian bloc. Nor is it linked to any nuclear ambitions or arms race, rather it is focused on building sustainable capabilities.”
NDTV
“The deal does not constitute a threat to the security of any country in the region, nor does it represent an escalation of tensions between any two states.”
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