Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed a key defense agreement
- Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan signed a defense agreement on August 7, 2026, in Mecca.
- The agreement states that an armed attack on one of the countries will be considered an attack on all three.
- The deal aims to strengthen collective deterrence against aggression and enhance defense cooperation among the three nations.
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a defense agreement on Friday that would treat an attack on one as an attack on all three, officials said, solidifying cooperation between the three regional powers at a time of growing security concerns.
The agreement was signed in the Saudi holy city of Mecca by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, according to statements from all three countries.
The so-called “Mecca Joint Defense Agreement” between the three Sunni Muslim-majority states brings together oil-rich Saudi Arabia and nuclear power Pakistan as well as Turkey, which has NATO’s second-largest army and a rapidly growing defense industry. It would increase cooperation and deterrence at a time of increased regional uncertainty and threats from the war in Iran.
沙特阿拉伯、土耳其和巴基斯坦签署重要防御协议
土耳其安卡拉（美联社）——沙特阿拉伯、土耳其和巴基斯坦于周五签署了一项防御协议，该协议将对其中一个国家的攻击视为对所有三个国家的攻击，官员们表示，这在日益严重的安全担忧中巩固了三国之间的合作。
该协议由沙特王储穆罕默德·本·萨勒曼、土耳其总统雷杰普·塔伊普·埃尔多安和巴基斯坦总理谢赫巴兹·谢里夫在沙特圣城麦加签署，三国均发表声明。
这项被称为“麦加联合防御协议”的协议将石油富国沙特阿拉伯、核大国巴基斯坦和拥有北约第二大军队以及快速发展的国防工业的土耳其结合在一起。在地区不确定性加剧和伊朗战争威胁增加的背景下，该协议将增强合作与威慑。