🔶 The Turkish parliament is on the verge of approving the defense agreement with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.
The Turkish Parliament is on the verge of approving the "Mecca Defense Treaty" with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, which includes a collective defense clause; The clause according to which a ground attack on one of the members is considered as a ground attack on all members of the treaty.
According to the Reuters news agency, the approval of this treaty creates an official mutual defense obligation for Turkey against Saudi Arabia, but it does not mean sending Turkish military forces to this country.
Any deployment of forces would require separate approval from the Turkish parliament.
In October of this year, the Turkish government presented the agreement, which was signed between the three countries in August, for the approval of the parliament.
The most important clause in this treaty is similar to Article 5 of the NATO treaty, which considers a ground attack against one member as a ground attack against all members.
The purpose of this agreement is to expand cooperation in the defense industry, increase military coordination and strengthen deterrence against threats.