Pakistan has signalled that more countries could join the joint defence agreement with Saudi Arabia and Turkiye in the future.
Addressing a weekly press briefing, Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi said the Mecca Summit held on August 7 was highly significant and that Pakistan had played a key role in the Mecca agreement.
The Foreign Office spokesperson said the Mecca agreement marked an important development in the brotherly relations between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye.
He said the agreement was not limited to the three countries when it came to peace and security, adding that efforts would continue to ensure collective security within the region and beyond under the agreement.
The spokesperson clarified that the agreement was defensive in nature and aimed at ensuring peace and security.
He said the Mecca agreement clearly stipulated that an attack on one member country would be considered an attack on all member states.
The Foreign Office spokesperson said the Mecca joint defence agreement remained open to other countries, although it was not yet known which nations might join the pact in the future.
He further said Pakistan was also ready to operationalise the Saudi led maritime coalition agreement.
