Erdogan talks about the “Mecca Pact”... and this is what he called for during his meeting with the President of Iran

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that the Mecca Defense Alliance strengthened solidarity between Turkey and Pakistan, during his meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, while calling for the resumption of negotiations between America and Iran.

Erdogan received the Pakistani Prime Minister, on the sidelines of the leaders’ summit within the United Nations climate conference “COP 31”, held in the southern Turkish province of Antalya, according to a statement by the Turkish Presidency’s Communications Department.

During the meeting, Erdogan and Shahbaz Sharif discussed bilateral relations between Türkiye and Pakistan, in addition to regional and global developments, according to the statement, and according to what was reported by the Turkish Anatolia News Agency.

Erdogan said, "The Mecca Pact has strengthened solidarity between Türkiye and Pakistan," stressing that the two countries will continue to contribute together to efforts aimed at ending the war between America and Iran.

Erdogan stressed that work will continue to accelerate steps aimed at developing cooperation between the two countries in many fields, especially transportation and defense industries.

On August 7, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman signed the “Mecca Pact” joint defense agreement.

The Turkish President also met with his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, and stressed during the meeting the need for Tehran and Washington to return to the negotiating table without wasting further time.

Erdogan expressed his hope that the conflict between Iran and the United States would end as soon as possible, and that lasting peace would be achieved. He pointed out the need to strengthen consensus and provide an opportunity for diplomacy in order to begin a stable phase, according to the Anadolu Agency.