Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan signed a collective defense treaty
Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan signed a collective defense treaty.
Consensus
- Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan signed a defense agreement.
- The agreement stipulates that an armed attack on one of the three countries will be considered an attack on all three.
- The agreement was signed on September 17, 2024.
- The agreement was concluded during a visit by the Prime Minister of Pakistan to Saudi Arabia.
- The agreement includes provisions for intelligence sharing and coordination on regional security.
- The agreement was reported by Reuters.
- The agreement was not directed against any specific country, according to Turkish and Saudi officials.
Points of divergence
- The agreement was signed by the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia and the Prime Minister of Pakistan on September 17, 2023. — vedomosti
- The agreement was officially announced in a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan on social media platform X. — vedomosti
- Iran has repeatedly attacked Saudi Arabia's territory, and Pakistan sent about 8,000 military personnel and military equipment to Saudi Arabia despite not responding to Iranian attacks. — tg_radiosvoboda
- There was already a mutual defense agreement between Riyadh and Islamabad before this new agreement. — tg_radiosvoboda
- Turkey has the second-largest army in NATO, Pakistan has nuclear weapons, and Saudi Arabia hosts the holiest sites in Islam. — tg_radiosvoboda
- Turkey has the second-largest army in NATO. — tg_currenttime
- Pakistan has nuclear weapons. — tg_currenttime
- Saudi Arabia hosts the holiest sites in Islam. — tg_currenttime
Coverage (4 sources)
- Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a collective defense treaty — Радио Свобода
- Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan signed a collective defense agreement — Настоящее Время
- Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey have created a defense alliance — Ведомости
- Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia signed a memorandum on collective defense. — РИА Новости (Telegram)