# Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan to hold first defence pact meeting, source says

https://mins.news/en/item/37433

- Reuters, 2026-08-30 10:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/turkey-saudi-arabia-pakistan-hold-first-defence-pact-meeting-source-says-2026-08-30/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a94017ffb274f00012686c7

> Senior officials from Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will meet in Istanbul on Monday for the first committee session created under a joint defence accord signed by the three countries this month, according to a Turkish foreign ministry source.

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