Pakistan said on Thursday that there are currently no discussions about a possible military response to Houthi attacks targeting Saudi Arabia under the Mecca Defense Pact, while stressing that it will “act” when “the time comes.”
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Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Sajjad Haider Khan, made the remarks during his weekly press briefing in Islamabad in response to a question about how Pakistan intends to fulfill its commitments under the agreement with Saudi Arabia and Türkiye.
“There is currently no discussion on this matter. When the time comes, we will act under the agreement,” Khan said.
The pact, signed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye last month, stipulates that any armed attack against any of the three countries will be considered an attack against all three.
Khan said the Mecca Pact constitutes a “framework for defense,” adding that there are currently no plans to expand the agreement to include other countries.
He added that the agreement aims to strengthen defense and security cooperation among the three countries and support peace and stability in the region.
The remarks came after the first meeting of the pact’s Strategic Political and Defense Committee, held in Istanbul on August 31. The three countries agreed to enhance defense cooperation and develop military capabilities, in addition to establishing a secretariat for the pact in Saudi Arabia, headed by a Pakistani secretary-general for a three-year term.
The agreement, signed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye on August 7, stipulates that an attack against any one of the three countries would be considered an attack against all of them, similar to the principle of collective defense outlined in Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
