Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia Sign Memorandum on Collective Defense
The flags of Arab League nations fly on October 31, 2022 along the side of a highway ahead of the Arab Summit meeting in Algeria’s capital Algiers.
ISTANBUL (Sputnik) — Turkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Friday signed a memorandum on collective defense on Friday, according to a joint statement from the countries seen by Sputnik. According to the Turkiye newspaper, the joint defense agreement provides for cooperation in the field of intelligence sharing and regional security coordination. Turkiye’s accession to the system of strategic defense cooperation between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, an agreement on which was signed in 2025, may become an important stage in changing the balance of power in the Middle East. «Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Pakistani Prime Minister Mohammad Shahbaz Sharif and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed an agreement in Mecca on collective defense, showing the countries’ shared commitment to further enhance collective security,» the joint statement said. The purpose of the agreement is to strengthen collective deterrence of any act of aggression, the statement read. According to the document, an attack on any of the three countries would be considered as an attack on all of them. It also implies strengthening all aspects of defense cooperation between the three countries, the statement said.
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