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Turkiye's FM Fidan says Istanbul assessing aid to Saudi Arabia as part of Makkah agreement

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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan stated that Turkey is evaluating how it can assist Saudi Arabia in defending against attacks from Yemen’s Houthis under the Makkah defence pact signed on August 7 with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. The agreement aims to strengthen collective security, and Turkish officials are currently working out potential contributions, particularly in air defense. Fidan emphasized that the pact is strictly defensive and does not involve offensive operations or troop deployment in other countries’ territories.
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On October 5, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey held an emergency meeting of the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement in Riyadh, focusing on escalating Houthi attacks on Saudi territory. The SPDC, which includes foreign ministers, defence ministers, and chiefs of army staff from each country, agreed to rapidly deploy military forces within the kingdom as part of their collective defense strategy. This decision was made amid recent threats against Islam's holy sites in Mecca and Medina, with officials expressing solidarity and commitment to protecting Saudi Arabia's security and territorial integrity. Pakistan’s delegation included Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, reflecting the importance placed on this alliance in countering regional threats.

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🔮 “The technical evaluations are [being] carried out, and these continue among our military officials,” Fidan said during a joint press conference in Ankara with his Hungarian counterpart, adding that officials were working out what contributions could be made, particularly on air defence.
🔮 It added that the authorities concerned were dealing with the repercussions of the attacks. “The needed measures will be taken to ensure the safety of the facilities and workers and the continuation of work according to the approved operational plans,” said the ministry.
🔮 Turkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Monday said that the tripartite agreement between Ankara, Islamabad and Riyadh will be known as “Makkah Defence Alliance”, with its first secretary general to be from Pakistan.
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Riyadh Saudi Arabia Turkish Turkiye Yemen

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Saudi Arabia GPE · 5× Turkish PERSON · 4× Fidan PERSON · 3× Turkiye GPE · 3× Ankara GPE · 2× Pakistani NORP · 2× Riyadh GPE · 2× Yemen GPE · 2× Houthis NORP · 1× Makkah GPE · 1×

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“The committee decided to move immediately to the practical implementation of the collective defence commitments and to take the necessary measures to provide the agreed military forces and capabilities and ensure their rapid deployment in the kingdom, in accordance with the approved arrangements and the national legislation of the parties, thereby enhancing readiness, military integration, and the collective capacity to confront and counter threats,” a statement issued by the Foreign Office after the meeting said.
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🔮 “The technical evaluations are [being] carried out, and these continue among our military officials,” Fidan said during a joint press conference in Ankara with his Hungarian counterpart, adding that officials were working out what contributions could be made, particularly on air defence.

Claims (14 extracted, 1 hedged)

Turkiye is assessing how it can help Saudi Arabia counter attacks from Yemen’s Houthis under the Makkah defence pact signed between Islamabad, Riyadh and Istanbul, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Thursday. asserted
Fidan → assess → Thursday
The defence pact, signed on Aug 7, aims to strengthen collective deterrence and empower its signatory states to treat an attack against one of them as an attack against all of them. asserted
pact → sign → them
“The technical evaluations are [being] carried out, and these continue among our military officials,” Fidan said during a joint press conference in Ankara with his Hungarian counterpart, adding that officials were working out what contributions could be made, particularly on air defence. uncertain
contributions → carry → defence
Ankara’s top diplomat also stressed that the pact was a defensive agreement, not an offensive one. asserted
pact → stress → ?
“When a country of this agreement is attacked, you have to side with them,” Fidan stated. asserted
Fidan → attack → them
Turkiye is not carrying out an attack by sending troops to another country’s land.” asserted
Turkiye → carry → land
The Turkish foreign minister added that the process of sending the text of the agreement to the Turkish parliament for ratification had been finalised. asserted
process → add → ratification
Fidan’s remarks came after Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye on Monday agreed to the deployment of military forces and capabilities rapidly in the kingdom during an emergency meeting of the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement in Riyadh. asserted
Pakistan → come → Riyadh
The emergency meeting of the alliance’s Strategic Political and Defence Committee addressed the security developments and threats facing Saudi Arabia. asserted
meeting → address → Arabia
“The committee decided to move immediately to the practical implementation of the collective defence commitments and to take the necessary measures to provide the agreed military forces and capabilities and ensure their rapid deployment in the kingdom, in accordance with the approved arrangements and the national legislation of the parties, thereby enhancing readiness, military integration, and the collective capacity to confront and counter threats,” a statement issued by the Foreign Office after the meeting said. asserted
statement → decide → meeting
While the statement did not specifically name any threat, the development comes against the backdrop of Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia in the Yemen conflict. asserted
development → name → conflict
A day prior, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry told CNN that Pakistani troops were already in Saudi Arabia, adding that they had been in the kingdom “for decades” and across multiple domains. asserted
they → tell → domains
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has also described the agreement as defensive, without an offensive agenda. asserted
Dar → describe → agenda
Meanwhile, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said Pakistani and Turkish forces would play a supporting role, including reconnaissance, while Saudi forces conduct combat operations. asserted
forces → say → operations
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