Turkey sends trilateral Makkah defence pact to parliament for ratification
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Turkey has submitted a joint defence agreement with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia to its parliament for ratification, while Islamabad and Riyadh have completed their approval procedures, according to Pakistan’s Foreign Office.
The three countries signed the 16-article Makkah Joint Defence Agreement on August 7. The pact provides that an armed attack or military aggression against one member will be treated as an attack on all three. Each country would determine the scope and nature of its support after assessing the assistance required, using available resources including military capabilities.
The agreement also covers defence-industry cooperation, intelligence sharing, logistical support, joint training, counterterrorism, military readiness and research into advanced technologies. It establishes a Strategic Political and Defence Committee comprising foreign and defence ministers and allows additional countries to join with the unanimous approval of the founding members. The initial term is 10 years.
Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Sajjad Haider Khan said the agreement contains no undisclosed provisions and endorsed the text presented to Turkey’s parliament. He described the pact as defensive, consistent with the United Nations Charter and not directed against any particular country.
The committee met on October 5 to discuss the agreement’s operation. The countries have also arranged for the rapid deployment of forces and capabilities to Saudi Arabia amid attacks by Yemen’s Houthis, subject to their domestic laws. Turkey’s parliamentary approval is required before the pact becomes legally binding there, although some mechanisms, including the committee and the appointment of a secretary-general, have already been established.
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