ANKARA, Aug 8 (Reuters) - A defence pact signed between Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia is technically the same as NATO's Article 5 mutual defence agreement, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Saturday, adding the accord was not targeting Iran.Fidan also said Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan wanted to see the alliance expand, and that Egypt was a potential candidate to join, among others.

Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan are set to sign a joint defense pact in Jeddah on Friday, as tensions with Iran rise; The agreement follows months of talks and recent regional…

"A first in kind," the agreement may include a mutual defense clause, sources add

The 'first in kind' agreement may include a mutual defence clause, sources said

Deal aims to strengthen the three countries' collective security amid heightened regional tension