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Pakistan, Türkiye and Saudi Arabia plan chiefs’ meeting on Riyadh
Pakistan, Türkiye and Saudi Arabia have a new defense agreement.
The agreement says that an attack on one country should be treated as an attack on all three.
Saudi Arabia has been facing more attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels.
The three countries discussed holding an urgent meeting of their top military leaders.
They would talk about how to help Saudi Arabia.
Their foreign ministers met in New York during the United Nations General Assembly.
They also discussed setting up offices and committees for their alliance.
The ministers condemned attacks on Makkah and Saudi civilian and economic facilities.
They said they want to support peace, stability, and safe navigation in the region.
Pakistan, Türkiye and Saudi Arabia discussed an urgent meeting of their military chiefs.
The meeting would consider ways to assist Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks.
Their Makkah Joint Defence Agreement treats an attack on one member as an attack on all.
The ministers reviewed plans for the alliance’s secretariat, committees and working groups.
Pakistan appointed former Lieutenant General Nauman Mahmood as the alliance’s first secretary-general.
- Who
- Pakistan, Türkiye and Saudi Arabia, represented by Foreign Ministers Ishaq Dar, Faisal bin Farhan and Hakan Fidan.
- What
- The countries discussed convening an urgent meeting of their military chiefs to consider assistance for Saudi Arabia under the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement.
- Where
- The trilateral talks took place on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
- When
- The foreign ministers held the discussions on Friday; the defense agreement was signed the previous month, and Nauman Mahmood was appointed secretary-general on Wednesday.
- Why
- The discussions followed escalating Houthi attacks against Saudi Arabia, including attacks affecting civilian and economic facilities.
Key facts
- Agreement
- The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement establishes collective deterrence among Pakistan, Türkiye and Saudi Arabia.
- Mutual-defense provision
- An armed attack against one signatory is to be treated as an attack against all three.
- Proposed meeting
- The countries discussed an urgent meeting of their chiefs of staff to explore ways to assist Saudi Arabia.
- Alliance institutions
- The ministers reviewed plans for a General Secretariat, committees and working groups.
- Secretary-general
- Pakistan appointed former Lieutenant General Nauman Mahmood as the alliance’s first secretary-general.
- Attacks
- The ministers condemned attacks targeting Makkah and civilian and economic facilities in Saudi Arabia.
- United Nations response
- The United Nations Security Council condemned continued Houthi attacks against Saudi Arabia, including strikes affecting civilian and energy infrastructure.
Quotes
Pakistan’s Foreign Office
Pakistan’s government foreign-policy office that issued the account of the ministers’ discussions
“discussed plans to convene an urgent meeting of the chiefs of staff of the three countries to explore ways to assist the Kingdom under the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, which stipulates that an attack against any one of its parties shall be considered an attack against all parties”
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