# Turkey-Pakistan-Saudi defence pact technically mirrors NATO Article 5, minister says

https://mins.news/en/item/17100

- Reuters, 2026-08-08 19:01 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/turkey-pakistan-saudi-arabia-defence-pact-technically-same-natos-article-5-2026-08-08/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a777cfbe029de000157ea55

> Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said the defence agreement signed by Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia is technically equivalent to NATO’s Article 5 mutual-defence arrangement. Fidan added that the pact was not aimed at Iran, presenting the agreement as a mutual security commitment without naming Tehran as its target.

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