The AFP news agency reports, citing a source close to the Saudi government, that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif are scheduled to meet in Jeddah on Friday. The report follows a similar announcement earlier Thursday evening by Israeli journalist Amichai Stein (i24NEWS), which The Zioneer covered.
The AFP report, citing a source close to the Saudi government, confirms that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif are scheduled to meet in Jeddah on Friday. The summit was first reported earlier Thursday evening by Israeli journalist Amichai Stein (i24NEWS), as The Zioneer covered at the time.
The meeting is set against a backdrop of intensive regional diplomacy. The Zioneer has reported on a Saudi-led 14-nation maritime coalition announced last week to protect Red Sea shipping, as well as on ongoing US-Iran talks mediated by Pakistan. The trilateral summit in Jeddah is seen as a continuation of these efforts, with Turkey and Pakistan playing key roles in the mediation framework.
No further details on the summit's agenda have been released. The report is based on a single source close to the Saudi government, and the meeting has not yet been officially confirmed by the three governments.
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