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.
- This trilateral agreement aims to strengthen collective deterrence against aggression.
- The signing involved Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
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' 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 aims to increase cooperation and deterrence amid regional uncertainty and threats from ongoing conflicts.
沙特阿拉伯、土耳其和巴基斯坦签署重要防御协议
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，该协议将对一个国家的攻击视为对所有三个国家的攻击，官员表示，这一举措在安全关切日益增加的情况下巩固了三国之间的合作。
该协议在沙特圣城麦加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·沙里夫签署，三国均发表了声明。
所谓的“麦加联合防御协议”将石油富国沙特阿拉伯、核大国巴基斯坦以及拥有北约第二大军队和快速发展的国防工业的土耳其联合在一起。该协议旨在在地区不确定性和持续冲突的威胁中增强合作与威慑。