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Saudi Arabia-Turkey-Pakistan defense pact

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Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan have formally signed the Makkah Joint Defense Agreement, a trilateral pact aimed at enhancing collective deterrence and regional stability. ~~The~~ Signed in the holy city of Mecca by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the agreement includes a mutual defense clause, stipulating that an armed attack on one member nation is considered an attack on ~~all, a mechanism described by~~ all. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has described this mechanism as comparable to NATO's Article 5. ~~Signed in the holy city of Mecca by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the~~ The pact establishes a ministerial committee and a general secretariat based in Saudi Arabia to manage the alliance. A primary focus ~~of the agreement~~ is fostering cooperation within the defense industry to reduce reliance on foreign ~~suppliers. This includes~~ suppliers through the development of joint military products, intelligence sharing, joint military training, and potential collaboration on advanced technologies, such as Turkey's Kaan fifth-generation fighter ~~jet, for which discussions regarding Saudi financial support have emerged.~~ jet. While officials maintain the pact is defensive and not directed at any specific nation or intended to create a sectarian bloc, analysts suggest the alliance—which unites a major NATO member, a nuclear-armed state, and a leading Gulf power—may serve to contain Iranian and Israeli influence. The alliance remains open to expansion; officials have noted that Egypt could potentially join once technical issues are resolved.

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