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Dar, Saudi and Turkish counterparts review progress on institutionalising tripartite defence pact

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Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar met with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in New York to discuss the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, which was signed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey on August 7. The meeting focused on reviewing progress towards establishing institutional structures for the alliance and exchanging views on security issues. Pakistan is set to head the secretariat of this tripartite defence pact based in Riyadh.

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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar met with Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Friday at the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The meeting focused on reviewing progress towards institutionalizing the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement (MJDA), signed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey on August 7. This agreement allows member states to consider an attack against one as an attack against all. Dar noted that they exchanged views on regional and international security issues during their discussions.

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Dar met Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Turkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan at the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, he said in a post on social media platform X. “Under the framework of the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement (MJDA), we reviewed progress towards establishing the institutional structures under the agreement and exchanged views on regional and international security issues,” he wrote.

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Dar, Saudi and Turkish counterparts review progress on institutionalising tripartite defence pact · assertive framing

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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar met his Saudi Arabian and Turkish counterparts on Friday to review progress on institutionalising the tripartite Makkah Joint Defence Agreement. asserted

Dar → meet → Agreement

The agreement — signed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye on August 7 — empowers member states to treat an attack against one of them as an attack against all. asserted

agreement → sign → all

Its inaugural meeting was held on Aug 31, where officials from all member states met in Istanbul to establish the institutional structure of the alliance, and Pakistan was picked to head its secretariat in Riyadh. asserted

Pakistan → hold → Riyadh

he → meet → issues