Türkiye, Pakistan, S Arabia create defense pact in historic move
Serkan Demirtaş - ANKARA
Regional heavyweights Türkiye, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia have signed a three-way historic defense pact that stipulates that “any armed attack against any of them will be regarded as an attack against them all” amid growing geopolitical security uncertainties.
Ankara believes the agreement will completely “overhaul the regional security architecture” while assuring that it is not targeting any particular country.
“The Makkah Joint Defense Agreement” was signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, and Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif in Mecca on Aug. 7.
