Saudi Arabia and Pakistan confirm the continuation of defense cooperation against attacks on the Kingdom

On Saturday, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan confirmed that they will continue to work together to confront attacks on the Kingdom in accordance with the “Mecca Joint Defense Agreement,” which includes the two countries alongside Türkiye.

This was reported by Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, in a post on his account on the “X” social media platform, after his meeting with Pakistani Army Commander Asim Munir.

Prince Khalid bin Salman added: “We praised the outcomes of the meeting of the Chiefs of Staff of the Makkah Joint Defense Agreement countries,” which was hosted by the capital, Riyadh, on Friday.

The Saudi Minister of Defense indicated that during the meeting with Munir, in Riyadh, he discussed the sinful attacks that targeted Mecca and civil and economic installations in Saudi Arabia.

From the Saudi side, the meeting was attended by Dr. Musaed Al-Aiban, Minister of State, Member of the Cabinet and National Security Advisor, Lieutenant General Fayyad Al-Ruwaili, Chief of the General Staff, and Hisham bin Saif, Advisor to the Minister of Defense for Intelligence Affairs, along with Pakistani officials.

The chiefs of staff of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey reviewed the security situation and threats facing the Kingdom, stressing their joint determination to immediately begin translating the obligations contained in the “Mecca Agreement” into effective military cooperation.

The attendees discussed ways to move forward in developing cooperation between the armed forces of the three countries, intelligence, military coordination and integration of capabilities, in a way that contributes to enhancing deterrence and collective defense.