Turkey, Pakistan Approve Saudi Arabia Forces Under Mecca Accord
The three Gulf states of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkiye have reached an agreement to swiftly send troops to the kingdom in order to confront the Houthis’ attacks in Yemen. This action is part of a mutual defence treaty.
Following an urgent meeting in Riyadh, the foreign and defence ministers of the three nations announced the decision on Monday. Since its signing on August 7, the Mecca Alliance for Defence has not been activated.
Following a key clause in NATO’s founding treaty, the pact states that any assault on one of the three nations will be deemed as an attack on all.
Defence Minister Khalid bin Salman of Saudi Arabia announced on social media that “the committee agreed to activate collective deterrence measures, within the framework of the Alliance, in response to the attacks and all those responsible for them.”.
According to him, the coalition had “reaffirmed the solidarity and unity of our countries, in confronting the heinous attacks against the Kingdom, and holy sites.”The three nations would “provide the agreed military forces and capabilities and ensure their rapid deployment” to Saudi Arabia, according to a separate joint statement released by Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry.
Under “approved arrangements” and in compliance with each country’s laws, the joint statement promised to carry out the obligations.
These pronouncements were made just hours after a counteroffensive was begun by forces affiliated with Yemen’s internationally recognised government in an effort to reclaim territory that the Houthis, who are aligned with Iran, gained last month. With Saudi Arabia’s support, Yemeni soldiers have reclaimed the Red Sea port city of Mocha and the strategically important Bab al-Mandeb strait.
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