Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan have signed a new joint defense agreement aimed at expanding military cooperation and strengthening their collective security, according to a joint statement released following a trilateral summit in Makkah.
The agreement was signed by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif after talks focused on regional security, defense cooperation, and issues of mutual interest.
Under the agreement, the three nations pledged to strengthen defense cooperation across all areas and agreed that an armed attack against any one of the three countries will be considered an attack against them all. The agreement is intended to strengthen collective deterrence, promote regional stability, and build on the countries’ longstanding strategic ties and security cooperation.
