Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed a key defense agreement
- Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan signed a defense agreement in Mecca.
- The agreement states that an armed attack on one country will be considered an attack on all three.
- The deal aims to strengthen collective deterrence against aggression.
- The signing was attended by 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” 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.
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三国的攻击，官方表示，此举巩固了三国在日益增长的安全担忧下的合作。
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巴兹·沙里夫在沙特圣城麦加签署，三国均发布了相关声明。
这项被称为“麦加联合防御协议”的协议将石油资源丰富的沙特阿拉伯、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起来。