Erdogan wants Turkey-Saudi Arabia-Pakistan defence pact to draw more countries

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President Erdogan urged for expansion of the Turkey-Saudi Arabia-Pakistan Mecca Joint Defence Agreement to include more countries. The pact aims to stabilize a conflict-ridden region affected by the US-Iran war and disruptions in maritime shipping routes.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday he hoped more countries would join a defence agreement signed last week between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan aimed at stabilising a region wracked by conflict. The so-called Mecca Joint Defence Agreement was signed on Friday as the Middle East grapples with fallout from the US-Iran war, which has dragged in regional players and disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea. “Our vision for it is not limited to the three...