Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed a key defense agreement
- Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan signed a defense agreement in Mecca on August 7, 2026.
- The agreement states that an armed attack on any one of the three countries will be considered an attack on all three.
- The deal aims to strengthen collective deterrence 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 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
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，该协议规定对三国中任何一个国家的攻击将被视为对所有三个国家的攻击，官员表示，这在安全关注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，三国均发布了相关声明。
这项协议将三个以逊尼派为主的国家结合在一起，其中包括石油资源丰富的沙特阿拉伯和核大国巴基斯坦，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。