Commodities
Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan to Open Defence Pact Talks Amid Houthi Attacks
Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan are set to open their first defence pact talks on Monday, despite recent attacks on Saudi oil sites by Iran-aligned Houthi fighters.
The three countries will discuss international security, defence capabilities, and joint weapons production as part of the agreement, which makes a NATO-style promise: an armed attack on any one signatory counts as an attack on all three.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan signed the agreement in Mecca alongside Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif just over two weeks ago, but neither Ankara nor Islamabad has fired a shot in the kingdom's defence since then.