Mecca Defense Pact Political and Defense Strategy Committee meeting was held in Saudi Arabia
Quick Look
- An extraordinary meeting of the Mecca Defense Pact Political and Defense Strategy Committee was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- Foreign affairs, defense and general staff officials from Türkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia attended.
- The committee appointed retired Pakistani Major General Numan Mahmud as the first Secretary General and condemned the attacks on Mecca and Medina.
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Why It Matters
The Mecca Defense Pact is a security agreement established between Türkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia to protect Mecca and Medina. This pact's Political and Defense Strategy Committee convenes for military coordination and political decisions.
The Strategic Political and Defense Committee meeting of the Mecca Alliance between Pakistan, Türkiye and Saudi Arabia was held in Saudi Arabia.
The extraordinary meeting of the Political and Defense Strategy Committee of the Mecca Defense Pact between Türkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia was held in Riyadh. Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan, Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler and Chief of General Staff General Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu attended the meeting.
The committee also appointed retired Pakistani Major General Numan Mahmud as the first Secretary General of the Makkah Defense Pact for a three-year term.
In the joint statement made by the Makkah Defense Alliance, it was said: "The parties condemned in the strongest terms the attempt to target Mecca and Medina and the ongoing attacks on cities and civilian and economic facilities in Saudi Arabia, and confirmed that they absolutely reject any attack or threat to the security and territorial integrity of Saudi Arabia."
The Mecca Defense Alliance said, "The Committee has decided to immediately implement the collective defense commitments, and within this framework, to take measures to provide the agreed upon military forces and capabilities to Saudi Arabia within the framework of the agreed arrangements, in accordance with the national legislation of the Parties, and to rapidly deploy them, thereby strengthening the preparedness, military integration and collective capacity to combat threats."
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Open Questions
- Who are the other countries that are members of the committee?
- When will the agreed arrangements for military capabilities be completed?
- How long will the duty of retired Pakistani Major General Numan Mahmud be carried out?
