BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 8. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said that Ankara will not deploy troops to another country’s territory to carry out attacks under the Mecca Defence Agreement, a mutual defence pact signed by Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.
Fidan described the agreement as a defensive arrangement rather than an offensive pact, stressing that its purpose is to protect any member that comes under attack.
“The Mecca agreement requires parties to defend any member under attack. It is not an offensive pact,” Fidan said.
He also said that the necessary work to submit the agreement to the Turkish parliament had been completed, clearing the way for the domestic parliamentary process.
Fidan also addressed regional security developments, saying Turkiye does not expect any particular change in Israel’s foreign policy following the country’s elections scheduled for October 27, regardless of the outcome.
Regarding the situation in the Arabian Peninsula, Fidan said Turkiye was assessing how it could assist Saudi Arabia in responding to attacks from Yemen’s Houthis, who are aligned with Iran.
The comments come as the three countries continue to develop a framework for mutual defence cooperation aimed at responding to security threats against participating states.
