Military chiefs of Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan to discuss support for Riyadh

The chiefs of the general staffs of the armed forces of Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan will hold a meeting to discuss measures to support Riyadh under the Mecca joint defense agreement in connection with the ongoing attacks by the Houthis of the Yemeni rebel movement Ansar Allah.

This was reported by the Saudi foreign ministry.

"The participants in the meeting discussed the current arrangements for holding an urgent meeting of the chiefs of staff of the three countries in order to find ways to support the kingdom in accordance with the Mecca joint defense agreement," the statement said.

As noted, the talks took place on Thursday at the headquarters of Saudi Arabia's permanent mission to the UN in New York. They were attended by the kingdom's foreign minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, and Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. The parties reviewed progress in establishing the general secretariat, committees, and working groups under the defense pact.

The Mecca agreement was signed on August 7 by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. It stipulates that an attack on one of the countries will be regarded as aggression against all parties to the agreement.

Source: TASS