Syrian Foreign Minister Asad al-Shibani announced on Saturday, October 31, that Damascus is considering joining the Mecca Defense Treaty.
Al-Shibani said at the Manama Dialogue Conference in Bahrain: "Currently, negotiations are underway to assess Syria's accession to the Mecca Convention."
According to Arab News, Saudi Arabia, which has been the target of increased attacks by the Houthis in Yemen in recent weeks, is one of the main supporters of the Syrian government. The government that came to power after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's government in December 2024.
In August, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed a tripartite defense agreement in Mecca, according to which an attack on any one of these countries is considered an attack on all three countries.