Exclusive: Full text of the Mecca defence pact signed by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan

News Oct 20, 2026 · Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Exclusive: Full text of the Mecca defence pact signed by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan The Turkish government submitted the text of the Mecca Defence Pact to the Turkish parliament on Tuesday. The pact, signed by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan in August, establishes a new international defence alliance that commits the signatories to one another’s defence, similar to Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty. The text of the agreement, obtained exclusively by Middle East Eye, does not identi

Source: Middle East Eye