Turkey may provide assistance to Saudi Arabia under the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement following recent attacks on the kingdom by Yemen’s Houthi forces, according to remarks made by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Sept. 19. Fidan said signatories to the pact are watching the attacks on Saudi Arabia and that the kingdom’s military needs may center on certain technical issues that Turkey would be able to meet.
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement on Aug. 7. In a joint statement released the same day, the three countries said the pact is intended to strengthen collective deterrence against any act of aggression. Under the agreement, an armed attack on any one of the three countries would be treated as an attack on all of them.
The report was cited by CCTV International News and carried by Odaily.
Turkey is prepared to provide assistance to Saudi Arabia under the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement after recent attacks on the kingdom by Yemen’s Houthi forces, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Sept. 19.
Fidan said countries that signed the agreement are monitoring the attacks on Saudi Arabia. He added that Saudi military needs may be concentrated in certain technical areas and that Turkey would be able to meet those needs.
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement on Aug. 7. According to a joint statement issued by the three countries that day, the agreement is designed to strengthen joint deterrence against any act of aggression. It also states that an armed attack on any one of the three countries would be regarded as an attack on all three.
The report cited CCTV International News and was published by Odaily.
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