Verteidigung: Türkei will neuen „Mekka-Verteidigungspakt“ erweitern
Die Türkei hat mit Pakistan und Saudi-Arabien einen Verteidigungspakt geschmiedet. Das Land will auf Sicht noch mehr Länder daran beteiligen. Als Vorbild dient die Nato.
The Turkish government is reportedly pushing for the newly established defense alliance with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia to expand and include additional countries, according to Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan's comments to the state news agency Anadolu. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has explicitly expressed his desire to go beyond the initial three members.
He believes the alliance should grow, potentially encompassing all nations under its umbrella if necessary. Several states have already signaled interest, and Turkey anticipates Egypt's eventual joining once "some technical hurdles" are overcome. While Turkey enjoys good relations with nearly all regional countries, Fidan stresses that an institutional framework is essential to prevent the alliance from dissolving.
The defense pact, dubbed a "historical" agreement, is seen as a milestone towards lasting stability in a region plagued by instability since the fall of the Ottoman Empire in 1922. Turkey and its neighbors must create institutional mechanisms to guarantee security, economic stability, development, and prosperity. External powers entering the region exacerbate problems rather than solve them, and the costs are prohibitive.
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