Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey held an emergency meeting Monday evening in response to threats and attacks on the kingdom, including attempts to harm Mecca and Medina, according to analyst Yair Goldblatt. A Pakistani general was appointed as the first secretary-general of the alliance, and the parties decided to move immediately to implement collective defense and rapid deployment of joint military forces to protect Saudi sovereignty.
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey held an emergency meeting Monday evening in response to threats and attacks on the kingdom, including attempts to target Mecca and Medina, according to analyst Yair Goldblatt. During the meeting, a Pakistani general was appointed as the alliance's first secretary-general, and the three nations decided to immediately implement collective defense measures and prepare for rapid deployment of joint military forces to protect Saudi sovereignty.
The meeting marks the latest development in the tripartite defense framework known as the Mecca Defense Pact. The Zioneer reported at 21:13 Jerusalem that Pakistan formally joined the alliance. Minutes later, at 21:22, we reported that the alliance was mobilizing for potential rapid deployment to Saudi Arabia. Earlier, on August 31, the desk reported the establishment of the pact's secretariat in Saudi Arabia, with a Pakistani secretary-general appointed for a three-year term. On September 25, we reported that the alliance's chiefs-of-staff had convened an urgent meeting following Houthi ballistic missile attacks on Saudi territory.
The tripartite pact, known as the Mecca Agreement, brings together the Gulf's leading economic power, NATO's second-largest military, and the Muslim world's only nuclear-armed state in a strategic security alignment. No details were released on the identity of the appointed general or the specific threats that prompted Monday's emergency session.
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