Turkey's official gazette published a law approving the "Mecca Mutual Defense Agreement" signed by Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on August 7 in Mecca, TRT Haber reports.
The document entered into force from the moment of its publication, its implementation is entrusted to the President of Turkey.
The agreement stipulates the expansion of cooperation between the three countries in the field of defense, security, the military-industrial complex and the fight against terrorism. In particular, the parties intend to develop joint production of weapons, exchange technologies and intelligence data, conduct joint military exercises and specialist training programs.
To coordinate interaction, it is planned to establish a strategic committee for political and security issues, which will include the foreign and defense ministers, as well as the chiefs of general staff of the three countries. The committee will meet twice a year. The secretariat will be located in Saudi Arabia and will be headed by a Pakistani representative for the first three years.
The agreement is made on an unlimited basis. The option to withdraw from it is given no earlier than 10 years after the entry into force of the document. Other countries will also be able to join the agreement with the consent of all participants.