Erdogan says Mecca agreement open to Egypt

Erdogan says Mecca agreement open to Egypt Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the Mecca Agreement between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan is also open to other countries such as Egypt. Erdogan made the comments during an interview with Al Jazeera Arabic's Al Muqabala aired on Sunday after he was asked

TURKISH President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said it was possible that Egypt could join the “Mecca Pact” signed recently by his country, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. He also repeated the claim made by Pakistan last week that the pact was open for other countries in the region to join. Speaking to the Al Jazeera network in an e

The Turkish president has expressed optimism that Egypt could join the nascent defensive alliance with Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.

Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan pressed Egypt to join the mutual-defence pact signed in Makkah on 7 August. Cairo says the commitments require detailed study.