# Türkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia hold first meeting in Istanbul

https://mins.news/en/video/38645

- TRT World, 2026-08-31 12:16 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10R071mjgGw

> Türkiye is hosting ministers from Saudi Arabia and Pakistan in Istanbul for the first meeting under the Mecca Defence Agreement. Mustafa Caner of Sakarya University’s Middle East Institute discusses what may be expected from the gathering.

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