Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed a key defense agreement
- Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan signed a defense agreement that treats an attack on one as an attack on all three.
- The agreement was signed in Mecca by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
- The agreement aims to strengthen collective deterrence against acts of aggression.
- It enhances defense cooperation among the three countries amid growing regional security concerns.
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 increased regional uncertainty and threats from the war in Iran.
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务协议
沙特阿拉伯、土耳其和巴基斯坦于周五签署了一项防务协议，该协议规定对任何一个国家的攻击都视为对三国的攻击，官员们表示，这巩固了三国在日益严重的安全问题下的合作。
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·谢里夫在沙特圣城麦加签署，三国均发表了声明。
这项所谓的“麦加联合防务协议”将富有石油资源的沙特阿拉伯、拥有核武器的巴基斯坦以及拥有北约第二大军队和快速发展的防务工业的土耳其结合在一起。它旨在在日益不确定的地区局势和来自伊朗战争的威胁下，增强合作和威慑。
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都应视为对三国的攻击。它进一步规定增强三国之间所有方面的防务合作。