Pakistan claims Mecca defense pact is purely defensive and open to other nations

He said the Mecca Agreement is the result of several years of discussions and mutual consultations, aimed at strengthening strategic cooperation to address various security challenges, promote peace.

Pakistan’s foreign minister said a new defence agreement his country signed with Saudi Arabia and Turkey was not directed against any country and remained open to other nations in the region. The landmark Mecca Joint Defence Agreement was signed on Friday by the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President

Pakistan says pact with Saudi Arabia and Turkiye is ‘purely defensive’  Arab News

Pakistan’s foreign minister said Sunday a new defence agreement his country signed with Saudi Arabia and Turkey was not directed against any country and remained open to other nations in the region.

While Egypt has been floated as a candidate, analysts say Cairo may be wary of defence commitments.

A mutual defense pact between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan could be expanded to include other regional states including Egypt, Turkey’s foreign minister said.

Pak-Saudi-Turkiye defence pact open to any other country in region, 'purely defensive': DPM Dar  Dawn

Erdogan says Mecca Defence Agreement open to 'other friendly nations' Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement signed by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan was open to the participation of “other friendly nations”, Turkish media reported. In a post on the Turkish socia

Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia have signed a mutual defense agreement

Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia sign a mutual defense deal, and other Middle East news  AP News

The pact stipulates that an “armed attack against any one of the three states shall be regarded as an attack against them all.”

The pact commits the three countries to collective defense, bringing together NATO's second-largest army, the Muslim world's only nuclear power and the guardian of Islam's holiest sites.