Foreign ministers of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye discuss defense agreement — Dawn

In New York, United States, Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar met with the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and Türkiye. According to Dawn, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, they discussed progress in establishing institutional structures for the trilateral Mecca Agreement on joint defense.

Meeting in New York

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan took part in the talks. Dar wrote on social network X that the parties also exchanged views on regional and international security issues.

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Terms of the agreement

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye signed the Mecca Agreement on joint defense on August 7. It stipulates that an attack on one of the participating states will be considered an attack on all participants.

The first meeting of representatives of the three countries was held in Istanbul on August 31. There, officials discussed establishing the alliance’s institutional structure, and Pakistan was tasked with heading its secretariat in Riyadh.