Milliyet Son Dakika14 hours agoDefense1 min readTürkiye

Mecca Alliance Meeting Concluded: Joint Defense Commitments Will Be Implemented

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The regulations approved at the Mecca Alliance meeting will be implemented, common defense commitments will be put into practice and measures will be taken to provide military forces.
Pakistani Lieutenant General Nauman Mahmood was appointed as the Secretary General.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan announced that they evaluated the issues of support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen process and that the meeting was held extraordinary.

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Why It Matters

The Mecca Alliance is a military and political alliance established within the framework of security cooperation in the Middle East. Saudi Arabia is fighting with Houthi groups in the Yemen civil war and is trying to get defense support from its regional allies.

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The joint statement from the Mecca Alliance Meeting is as follows: It was decided to immediately begin the practical implementation of the common defense commitments in accordance with the approved regulations and the national legislation of the States Parties and to take the necessary measures to ensure the provision of the agreed military force and capabilities and their rapid deployment to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, thereby increasing the state of readiness, military integration and the collective capacity to confront and counter threats.

SECRETARY GENERAL HAS BEEN DETERMINED

Secretary General of the Mecca Alliance was Pakistani Lieutenant General Nauman Mahmood.

STATEMENT FROM MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS HAKAN FİDAN

Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan made a statement after the Strategic Political and Defense Committee meeting held in Riyadh within the scope of the Mecca Agreement.

— Thank God, we have come to the end of the work for the institutionalization of the Mecca Defense Alliance Agreement.

— We were going to gather to take this further, but we gathered today in an extraordinary manner due to the events that developed in this Yemen-Saudi Arabia equation.

— What kind of support can be given regarding the Yemen issue, especially for the defense of Saudi Arabia? What can be done to solve the problem peacefully and through dialogue? We discussed these in detail and in all their dimensions.

— Saudi Arabia really has a very constructive approach. Regarding solving this problem

— Our Minister of National Defense (Yaşar Güler) put forward very productive opinions, especially on military issues, operational issues and technical issues.

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

The Mecca Alliance's military integration and common defense commitments will be put into practice.
Very likely · Within weeks
Saudi Arabia's defense capacity in Yemen will increase in the short term.
Likely · Within months

Open Questions

How will joint defense commitments be financed?
When will the military integration process be completed?
How might peace efforts in Yemen be affected by these developments?