Mecca pact committee to meet in Riyadh on Monday, Turkey says
What happened
The Mecca defence pact committee will meet in Riyadh on Monday, with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Defence Minister Yaşar Güler and General Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu attending.
The committee brings together Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan under the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement signed in Mecca on Aug. 7.
It will discuss recent regional developments and progress in institutionalising the alliance, Turkey’s foreign ministry said.
Pakistan’s foreign minister said Iran had proposed political engagement with Yemen’s Houthis after the group’s attacks, an idea the committee will discuss.
The committee first met in Istanbul on Aug. 31, where participants reviewed plans to establish the alliance’s secretariat in Riyadh.
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