TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia sealed a historic defense pact on Friday, signing an agreement “intended to strengthen collective deterrence against any act of aggression.”
The so-called “Mecca Joint Defense Agreement” between the three Sunni Muslim-majority states is meant to increase cooperation during regional uncertainty and threats from the Iran war.
The agreement was signed in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistan’s Prime…
