Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign joint defence agreement
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a defence pact treating an attack on one nation as an attack on all three.
Three regional powers—Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan—have signed a defence agreement deepening their cooperation amid growing security concerns. Under the accord, an attack on any one of the three countries would be treated as an attack on all three. Pakistan's foreign minister stated the pact is purely defensive in nature and remains open to other regional nations.
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Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign key defence agreement
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed a defence agreement on Friday, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry, deepening cooperation between the three regional powers at a time of growing security concerns.
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Saudi Arabia, TĂĽrkiye and Pakistan sign a key defence agreement
Under the agreement, the three countries would treat an attack on one as an attack on all three.
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Pakistan says new defence pact is 'purely defensive' and open to others
Pakistan’s foreign minister said Sunday a new defence agreement his country signed with Saudi Arabia and Turkey was not directed against any country and remained open to other nations in the region.