- Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed the "Mecca Joint Defence Agreement," which Turkey says functions like NATO's Article 5 — an attack on one is an attack on all.
- Turkish FM Hakan Fidan stressed the pact is not aimed at Iran but is a general security pledge, with members to consult on the form and level of support if attacked.
- President Erdogan wants the alliance to expand regionally (Egypt mentioned as a possible candidate) and plans a ministers' committee and a Saudi-based secretariat.
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