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Saudi Arabia pleased with progress in Mecca defence pact

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The Saudi cabinet welcomed progress in implementing the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement signed with Türkiye and Pakistan. The cabinet stressed in particular the security of maritime transport.

Meeting under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the cabinet welcomed steps to set up the agreement's general secretariat and turn it into military cooperation. It also welcomed the UN Security Council's condemnation of the Houthis.

Saudi Arabia pleased with progress in Mecca defence pact

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Anadolu Ajansı2nd to publish the story29 Sept, 22:44 Suudi Arabistan: Mekke Ortak Savunma Anlaşması'nda kaydedilen ilerleme memnuniyet verici Star3rd to publish the story29 Sept, 22:45 Mekke İttifakı vurgusu! Suudi Arabistan: Memnuniyet verici Haber7First to publish the story29 Sept, 22:44 Suudi Arabistan'dan Mekke Anlaşmasıyla ilgili açıklama

Mecca Defence Alliance Process News Series

  1. Saudi Arabia pleased with progress in Mecca defence pact The Saudi cabinet welcomed progress in implementing the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement signed with Türkiye and Pakistan. The cabinet stressed in particular the security of maritime transport.
  2. Kurtulmuş: Three-country defence pact may reach parliament next month Grand National Assembly (TBMM) Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş said he expects the defense agreement signed by Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan in August to be submitted for approval when Parliament returns from recess.
  3. Shehbaz Sharif: Mecca Joint Defence Agreement important for regional peace Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said at the 81st UN General Assembly that the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement is a commitment to regional peace. He stated that the agreement is not against any country.
  4. First secretary general of Mecca Defense Alliance announced Pakistan's Foreign Ministry announced that the first secretary general of the Mecca Defense Alliance, founded by Türkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, is retired Lieutenant General Nauman Mahmood. The agreement considers an attack on one party as an attack on all parties.
  5. Fidan Says 'We Have Only Just Begun' for Mecca Alliance Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, at a Türkiye-US relations panel in New York, stated that the Yemen crisis was cited as an example regarding the Mecca Alliance and said 'we have only just begun'.
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