# Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye meet: What’s next for their defence pact?

https://mins.news/en/video/39226

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-08-31 19:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PPLJvxo0pw

> Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says the defence alliance with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia could grow. At the group’s first meeting in Istanbul, ministers discussed defence capabilities and broader cooperation, while working on a roadmap for additional members. Signed in Mecca earlier this month, the pact treats an armed attack on one member as an attack on all three.

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