Bangladesh could join Mecca pact, official suggests
Bangladesh could join Mecca pact, official suggests Bangladesh may be joining the defence agreement signed by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan earlier this month. Bangladeshi State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humayun Kabir told reporters on Monday that his country has been invited to participate in what has become known as the Mecca pact, but did not say who extended the invitation. Reuters…
Bangladesh may consider joining the defence agreement, known as the Mecca pact, signed by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, according to State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humayun Kabir. The official suggested on Monday that Bangladesh has been invited to participate, though the source of the invitation was not disclosed. The agreement, which mirrors the collective defence principle of NATO, would treat an armed attack against any of the three signatories as an attack against all three.
A reporter from Reuters cited an unnamed source indicating that Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, had reached out to Dhaka regarding the possibility of Bangladesh's involvement in the pact.
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