The Turkish government has submitted the full text of the Mecca Defence Pact, signed by Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan in August. This pact establishes a new international defense alliance, similar to NATO's Article 5, and includes commitments for intelligence sharing, defense industries, and equipment supply but does not specify a threat. The pact allows for withdrawal after ten years, provided written notice is given at least three months in advance.
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The pact is a new international defense alliance, similar to NATO's Article 5.: The pact is a new international defense alliance, similar to NATO's Article 5.
It includes commitments for intelligence sharing, defense industries, and equipment suppl…: It includes commitments for intelligence sharing, defense industries, and equipment supply but does not specify a threat.
The pact allows for withdrawal after ten years, provided written notice is given at least…: The pact allows for withdrawal after ten years, provided written notice is given at least three months in advance.
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The Turkish government submitted the text of the Mecca Defence Pact to the Turkish parliament on Tuesday.
The pact, signed by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan in August, establishes a new international defence alliance that commits the signatories to one another’s defence, similar to Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty.
The text of the agreement, obtained exclusively by Middle East Eye, does not identify any specific country or region as a threat, but emphasises that all participating countries will take the necessary measures to support one another in the event of an armed attack against their independence, sovereignty or territorial integrity.
“If the territorial integrity, sovereignty, or internationally recognised borders of any of the ‘Parties’ are threatened or endangered, the ‘Parties’ shall use all necessary means to eliminate such threat(s) or danger(s),” the treaty’s first article states.
Read more: Exclusive: Full text of the Mecca defence pact signed by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan
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