Dar, Saudi and Turkish counterparts review progress on institutionalising tripartite defence pact
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar met his Saudi Arabian and Turkish counterparts on Friday to review progress on institutionalising the tripartite Makkah Joint Defence Agreement. The agreement — signed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye on August 7 — empowers member states to treat an attack against one of them as an attack against all. Its inaugural meeting was held on Aug…
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar met with his Saudi Arabian and Turkish counterparts on Friday to assess the advancement of instituting the tripartite Makkah Joint Defence Agreement. Signed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye on August 7, the pact enables member states to consider an assault on any one of them as an attack on all.
The agreement's first meeting took place on August 31, with officials from each nation convening in Istanbul to establish the alliance's organizational framework; Pakistan was designated to lead its secretariat in Riyadh. Dar shared this update on social media platform X, stating, "Under the framework of the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement (MJDA), we reviewed progress towards establishing the institutional structures under the agreement and exchanged views on regional and international security issues."
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