SAUDI TURKEY PAKISTAN DEFENSE DEAL STRENGTHENS REGIONAL SECURITY
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan have signed a key defense agreement aimed at strengthening collective deterrence against any act of aggression. The pact was signed in the Saudi holy city of Mecca during a meeting between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
The agreement stipulates that any armed attack against one of the three states shall be regarded as an attack against all. It also provides for the enhancement of defense cooperation among the countries, including joint military exercises, technology transfers, and intelligence sharing.
This move brings oil-rich Saudi Arabia together with nuclear-armed Pakistan and Turkey, which has NATO's second-largest army and a rapidly growing defense industry.