MAKKAH: Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan signed the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement on Friday, formalising a trilateral collective security arrangement under which an armed attack on any one of the three states will be treated as an attack on all.
The agreement was signed at the Makkah Al-Mukarramah Summit for Joint Defence, held at Al-Safa Palace in Makkah at the invitation of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman received Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who travelled to the Kingdom on 24 Safar 1448H, corresponding to August 7, 2026.
During the summit, the three leaders reviewed bilateral relations between their countries and discussed a range of issues of mutual interest, before signing the agreement, which officials said reflects the three states’ shared commitment to strengthening collective security and promoting peace and stability in the region and beyond.
The pact is aimed at reinforcing collective deterrence against aggression and expanding cooperation across all aspects of defence among the three countries. Officials described it as rooted in longstanding historical ties, bonds of brotherhood and Islamic solidarity, as well as shared strategic interests and existing defence cooperation frameworks among Riyadh, Ankara and Islamabad.
The summit comes amid heightened regional security concerns and reflects growing coordination between the three Muslim-majority states on defence and strategic matters.
