# Türkiye says it will not send troops to fight abroad

https://mins.news/en/video/91716

- TRT World, 2026-10-08 15:48 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BT6XH4y-28

> Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says Türkiye is considering ways to support Saudi Arabia’s defence after recent Houthi attacks. He says the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement is intended to deepen defence cooperation, not enable military offensives.

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