# Turkey says Mecca Agreement sets no common enemy, aims at cooperation

https://mins.news/en/item/21237

- TASS, 2026-08-13 12:47 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2172407

> A Turkish Defense Ministry official says the joint defense agreement signed by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan is not directed against any particular country. Its stated aims are regional security and stability, closer military cooperation and stronger joint responses to potential crises; an attack on one party is treated as aggression against all three.

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