Turkish media report that President Erdogan will meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif in Jeddah today to sign a trilateral security cooperation agreement. The report follows yesterday's announcement of a summit planned for Friday.
Turkish media reports on Friday morning indicate that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will travel to Jeddah today to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, with the stated purpose of signing a trilateral security cooperation agreement.
This follows a report from AFP late Thursday evening, cited by a source close to the Saudi government, that the three leaders were scheduled to hold a summit in Jeddah on Friday. The Zioneer covered that announcement at the time. The new Turkish reports add the specific agenda: a formal security pact.
The meeting comes amid a flurry of regional diplomacy involving Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan. Earlier this week, Pakistan's PM Sharif arrived in Saudi Arabia for a one-day official visit. The Jeddah summit has been in the works for several days, with Turkish and Saudi officials signaling interest in closer defense ties.
It remains unclear whether the agreement will be signed publicly or in a closed session, and what specific provisions it may include. The reports are based on a single Turkish media source; no confirmation has yet been issued by Saudi, Turkish, or Pakistani official channels.
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