# Türkiye defends trilateral defense pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan

https://mins.news/en/item/17230

- CGTN, 2026-08-08 03:45 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-08/T-rkiye-defends-trilateral-defense-pact-with-Saudi-Arabia-Pakistan-1Pr28e1MhJ6/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Türkiye rejected claims circulating on social media that its newly signed defense agreement with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan breaches NATO’s Article 5. The trilateral pact has drawn questions over whether it is compatible with the alliance’s collective-defense provision. Ankara dismissed those claims on Friday and stood by the agreement with its two partners.

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