Pakistan says new defense pact with Saudi and Turkey is 'purely defensive' and open to others

Pakistan's foreign minister says a new defense agreement his country signed with Saudi Arabia and Turkey is not directed against any country

Pakistan says new defense pact with Saudi and Turkey is 'purely defensive' and open to others  Toronto Star

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.

During an interview with Anadolu Agency on Saturday, Hakan Fidan said Saudi Arabia had no strategy to attack or eliminate Iran and instead wanted an end to the violence surrounding the Strait of Hormuz.

Saudi Arabia, the hardest-hit of all three countries, likely joined the pact so it would have more leverage and options as trust in Washington is waning in the region, Guzansky said.

The pact creates a framework for Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey to potentially form a defence industry.

A defence pact among Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan appears to be aimed at deterring Iran and Israel from tearing up the Middle East with their conflict amid Washington’s inability to guarantee regional security, observers say. Under the terms of the deal signed on Friday in Mecca by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin

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

Turkey says Egypt may join defense pact once technical matters sorted out  Haaretz

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a joint defense agreement on Friday amid violence in the region from Houthi attacks and the US-Iran war. Riyadh is looking to strengthen its security ties against the backdrop of war between the US and Iran, which has drawn in surrounding nations an

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan clarified Saturday that the NATO-like agreement between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan is not targeted at any particular country amid speculation that the pact was formed in response to the ongoing war in Iran. Fidan, in an interview with Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency conduct

Turkey says defense pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan is not aimed at Iran or any other country  AP News

ANKARA, Aug 8 (Reuters) - A defence pact signed between Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia is technically the same as NATO's Article 5 mutual defence agreement, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Saturday, adding the accord was not targeting Iran. Fidan also said Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan wanted to see

Ukraine buys 70 ATACMS missiles, other US weapons from Turkey in major defense package  The Kyiv Independent

Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia defence pact technically same as NATO's Article 5, Turkish minister says  Reuters

Turkey says Saudi-Pakistan defence pact mirrors NATO’s Article 5, Egypt could also join Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says the new defence agreement between Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia is technically equivalent to NATO’s Article 5 mutual defence clause and does not target Iran. Fidan told Turkey’s An

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed a historic joint defense pact, establishing their mutual support in case of an attack. Meanwhile, Iran said again that it is finalizing a deal to co-manage the Strait of Hormuz with Oman.

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed a mutual defence pact on Friday that would treat any act of aggression on one of the three nations as an attack on all of them, the allies said in a joint statement. However, it did not specify if the agreement would bind them to any particular military action in each other's de

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Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed a mutual defense agreement on Friday, as Riyadh faces escalating attacks from Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels in recent days. The agreement, signed in Mecca, sees Saudi Arabia draw two of the Muslim world’s most formidable military powers to its defense, transforming their long

Signed after Friday prayers in Mecca, the pact ties three Sunni-majority countries months into the US-Iran war in West Asia. What it says — and what it doesn't.

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed the 'Mecca Joint Defence Agreement' in Mecca on Friday.Iranian foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has welcomed the new defence agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey, calling for greater solidarity among Muslim-majority countries. He also urged them to rely on th

Turkish vice-president says the agreement was not aimed at any specific country

Riyadh is looking to strengthen its security ties against the backdrop of war between the U.S. and Iran, which has drawn in surrounding nations and disrupted shipping.

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey announced Friday they signed a landmark joint defense pact in Mecca, declaring that an attack on one would be treated as an attack on all.

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan's new NATO-style pact raises the stakes for any future attack linked to the Iran war.

The leaders of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey have signed a defence pact aimed at stronger security ties between the three countries.

Officials from Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a new defense pact Friday, setting new stakes for conflict in the Middle East.

State of the Union: Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said the agreement “stipulates that any armed attack against any one of the three states shall be regarded as an attack against them all.”

The mutual defence aspect of the deal resembles Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, the basis for the Nato alliance.

Amid a regional war between the US and Iran and Houthi attacks from Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a joint defense accord, which claims to promote 'collective security' and 'peace, security and stability in the region.'

Amid a regional war between the US and Iran and Houthi attacks from Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a joint defense accord, which claims to promote 'collective security' and 'peace, security and stability in the region.'

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed a joint defence agreement, against the backdrop of war between the US and Iran.

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan Sign Defense Pact  WSJ

Pakistan says an attack on any of the three will amount to an attack against all, amid conflict in the Middle East.

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

The deal stipulates that an armed attack on either of the three countries will be regarded as an attack against them all.

PAKISTAN, Turkey and Saudi Arabia signed a military agreement on Friday, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said. The deal deepens co-operation between the three regional powers at a time of growing security tensions. The agreement was signed in the Saudi holy city of Mecca during a meeting between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed

The agreement treats an attack on any of the three countries as an attack on all. Saudi Arabia has recently faced drone and missile strikes that it has blamed on Iran’s allies in Yemen and Iraq.

Three allies seek to deepen regional security co-operation to deal with wars and instability

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey sign joint defence pact  thenationalnews.com

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan signed a joint defense deal. According to the agreement, an armed attack on any one of the three countries will be regarded as an attack against all of them. Follow DW for the latest.

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‘Although taking place against the backdrop of heightened tensions in the Gulf, the visit will carry significance beyond the immediate crisis,’ a Pakistani official said