# Erdogan says Egypt could join Turkiye-Saudi-Pakistan defence pact

https://mins.news/en/item/23114

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-15 16:39 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/15/erdogan-says-egypt-could-join-turkiye-saudi-pakistan-defence-pact?traffic_source=rss

> Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Egypt could join the recently signed defence agreement between Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. He describes the Mecca Pact as open to additional members and says an external attack on one signatory would be treated as an attack on all three.

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