🔻Syria's Foreign Minister: Damascus's accession to the Mecca Defense Treaty is under review.
Syria's foreign minister says that Damascus is considering joining the defense alliance of "Mecca"; A coalition with a structure similar to NATO in which Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan are found.
Asad Shibani, Syria's foreign minister, said at the "Manama" meeting in Bahrain: "The aforementioned meetings are being held so that Syria will join the Mecca Defense Treaty."
Saudi Arabia, which in recent weeks has been dealing with massive attacks by the Houthis in Yemen, is one of the main supporters of the current Syrian government; This government took power after the fall of Bashar al-Assad in December 2024.