BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 5. The countries
participating in the Mecca Agreement have decided to immediately
proceed with the practical implementation of their commitments to
joint defense and the prompt deployment of agreed military forces
and capabilities in Saudi Arabia.
This was stated in a joint statement issued following an
emergency meeting of the alliance committee and published by the
Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense.
“The committee decided to immediately proceed with the practical
implementation of commitments to joint defense, as well as to take
the necessary measures to provide the agreed forces and military
capabilities and promptly deploy them in the Kingdom,” the document
said.
According to the statement, the relevant measures will be
implemented in accordance with the agreements reached and the
national legislation of the participating countries. These measures
are expected to contribute to enhancing combat readiness,
strengthening military integration and bolstering the countries’
collective ability to confront and deter threats.
It should be recalled that Turkish President Recep Tayyip
Erdoğan, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman,
and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signed the Mecca
Defense Agreement. According to the document, which is based on the
legitimate right to self-defense enshrined in Article 51 of the UN
Charter, an armed attack against any of the three signatory states
will be considered an attack against all parties.
