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 agreement enhances defense cooperation among the three countries.
- 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' 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.
The agreement is intended to strengthen collective deterrence against any act of aggression, and stipulates that any armed attack against any one of the three states shall be regarded as an attack against them all. It further provides for the enhancement of all aspects of defense cooperation among the three states.
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国的攻击，官员表示，这巩固了三国在日益增长的安全担忧下的合作。
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·谢里夫签署，三国均发表了声明。
这项被称为“麦加联合防御协议”的协议将石油富裕的沙特阿拉伯、核大国巴基斯坦以及拥有北约第二大军队和快速增长的国防工业的土耳其结合在一起。
该协议旨在加强对任何侵略行为的集体威慑，并规定对任何一国的武装攻击应视为对所有三国的攻击。它进一步增强了三国之间各方面的防御合作。