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Defense minister: Activating Mecca Pact mechanisms will strengthen integration, security and stability
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Defense minister: Activating Mecca Pact mechanisms will strengthen integration, security and stability

From Okaz · () Arabic

Translated from Arabic and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman led his country’s delegation at the first meeting of the Mecca Common Defense Pact’s Political-Defense Strategic Committee in Istanbul.
  • Defense and foreign ministers, military commanders and senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey discussed strengthening their strategic partnership.
  • The meeting adopted decisions and recommendations listed on its agenda, according to the report.

Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman said the countries participating in the Mecca Common Defense Pact would move ahead with activating its mechanisms to deepen political and defense cooperation.

He chaired the Saudi delegation at the first meeting of the pact’s Political-Defense Strategic Committee in Istanbul, with defense and foreign ministers, defense force commanders, chiefs of staff and other senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey taking part.

In a message on X, Prince Khalid said, "We affirmed moving forward with activating the pact’s mechanisms in a way that strengthens joint political and defense integration and supports security and stability."

The meeting examined ways to reinforce the existing strategic partnership under the common defense agreement. Participants also discussed issues of shared interest and adopted decisions and recommendations included on the agenda.

We affirmed moving forward with activating the pact’s mechanisms in a way that strengthens joint political and defense integration and supports security and stability.

— Prince Khalid bin SalmanThe Saudi defense minister described the participants’ position at the first meeting of the pact’s Political-Defense Strategic Committee.
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