Turkey Considers Assisting Saudi Arabia in Confronting Houthi Attacks

Al-Taj News –

A Turkish foreign minister announced that his country is considering ways to assist Saudi Arabia in confronting Houthi attacks, particularly in the field of air defenses, stressing that Ankara will not send forces to another country to launch an attack from its territory within the framework of the “Mecca Agreement,” which he described as defensive in nature.

The minister said that Turkey has completed the necessary work to refer the “Mecca Agreement” to the Turkish Parliament for ratification.

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan agreed on Monday on practical steps to establish a regional security structure within the framework of the “Mecca Agreement for Mutual Defense,” during the first meeting of the Political and Defense Strategic Committee stemming from the agreement in Istanbul.

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan signed a mutual defense agreement in Mecca on August 7 aimed at strengthening the security and joint deterrence of the three countries. It stipulates that any armed attack against one of them shall be considered an attack against the other countries, in addition to expanding defense cooperation among them.

The agreement came amid the war in the Middle East and the changes it imposed on regional alliances and influence, while the three countries affirmed that the agreement aims to support security, peace, and stability in the region and the world.