Pakistan Ratifies Mecca Defense Pact With Saudi Arabia, Türkiye
(MENAFN) Pakistan has finalized its ratification of the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, a three-nation security pact with Saudi Arabia and Türkiye, Foreign Office spokesperson Sajjad Haider Khan announced Friday at a news conference.
Speaking in remarks recorded in an official transcript, Khan said the accord underscores the three countries’ joint resolve to bolster collective defense and cooperation in support of regional security and stability.
Saudi Arabia has likewise wrapped up its own ratification, Khan confirmed.
The three governments are still working through the pact’s ratification and operationalization, including within the Strategic Political and Defense Committee, which last convened on Oct. 5. “Matters related to the agreement, its ratification, and operationalization remain under discussion by the three parties including in the Strategic Political and Defense Committee whose recent meeting was held on 5 October,” said Khan, adding that each country follows its own constitutional and legal procedures for the approval and ratification of international agreements.
Khan stressed that Islamabad “remains fully committed to the letter and spirit of the agreement, which is defensive in nature, consistent with the UN Charter, and aimed at promoting regional peace, security and stability,” he added.
The pact is built on a shared strategic vision in which Türkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia seek regional solutions to regional problems, with security and stability at the core. Its stated purpose is to reinforce the security of all three nations through collective deterrence and defense.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman signed the agreement in Mecca on Aug. 7.
Speaking in remarks recorded in an official transcript, Khan said the accord underscores the three countries’ joint resolve to bolster collective defense and cooperation in support of regional security and stability.
Saudi Arabia has likewise wrapped up its own ratification, Khan confirmed.
The three governments are still working through the pact’s ratification and operationalization, including within the Strategic Political and Defense Committee, which last convened on Oct. 5. “Matters related to the agreement, its ratification, and operationalization remain under discussion by the three parties including in the Strategic Political and Defense Committee whose recent meeting was held on 5 October,” said Khan, adding that each country follows its own constitutional and legal procedures for the approval and ratification of international agreements.
Khan stressed that Islamabad “remains fully committed to the letter and spirit of the agreement, which is defensive in nature, consistent with the UN Charter, and aimed at promoting regional peace, security and stability,” he added.
The pact is built on a shared strategic vision in which Türkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia seek regional solutions to regional problems, with security and stability at the core. Its stated purpose is to reinforce the security of all three nations through collective deterrence and defense.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman signed the agreement in Mecca on Aug. 7.
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