Turkey has no plans to fight Houthis under Saudi pact, minister says
Turkey has no plans to fight Houthis under Saudi pact, minister says Turkey does not see its troops engaging in combat with Yemen ’s Houthis under a defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan , Defence Minister Yasar Guler said on Friday. “We absolutely do not envisage entering into any clashes with the Houthis,” Guler said in a TV interview, adding that any Turkish military support for Saudi…
Turkey's Defence Minister Yasar Guler has stated that the country has no plans to engage in combat with the Houthis under the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement signed with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. Speaking in a TV interview, Guler emphasized that Turkey does not foresee any clashes with the Houthis and that any military support to Saudi Arabia would primarily aim to strengthen deterrence, as it has done in Qatar.
The agreement, which commits the three countries to regard an armed attack on one as an attack on all, will require legal procedures and parliamentary approval before any assistance is provided.
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