Riyadh, August 07 (QNA) - Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, and Pakistan signed today a joint defense agreement.

The agreement was signed during a trilateral summit held in Makkah Al Mukaramah, attended by Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif.

According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the leaders discussed the close ties Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, and Pakistan, as well as several issues of mutual interest during the Makkah Al Mukaramah Summit for Joint Defense.

A joint statement issued after the summit said the three countries signed the Makkah Joint Defense Agreement, drawing on their longstanding historical ties, bonds of brotherhood and Islamic solidarity, shared strategic interests, and close defense cooperation.

The statement said the agreement reflected the three countries' commitment to strengthening their collective security and promoting peace, security, and stability in the region and the world in pursuit of a safer and more prosperous future.

The statement added that the agreement aims to strengthen collective deterrence against any act of aggression. It stipulates that an armed attack against any one of the three countries will be considered an attack against all of them, and also provides for the development of cooperation across all areas of defense among the three nations. (QNA)