# Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign joint defence agreement

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- France 24, 2026-08-08 08:26 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/saudi-turkey-pakistan-deal-for-joint-support-amid-regional-war

> Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a joint defence agreement in Mecca on Friday. The pact is intended to reinforce collective deterrence among the three countries. It states that an armed assault on any one of them would be treated as an attack against all three. The agreement was concluded amid a regional war.

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