️🇸🇾🇸🇦🇹🇷🇵🇰 AP: According to reports, Syria has decided to join the Makkah Joint Defense Agreement between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, although Damascus has not yet publicly announced its accession.
The agreement, signed in August, obliges its members to treat an attack against one as an attack against all, while deepening military cooperation.
The Syrian Foreign Minister, Asaad al-Shaibani, confirmed last week that Damascus is examining the membership, and described Syria as an integral part of regional security.
Riyadh also agreed to provide more than $400 million in reconstruction funding to Syria.