🔶 Meeting of Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan to review Houthi attacks

According to news media, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan are expected to hold an urgent meeting at the highest level to decide, among other things, on the extent of military and defensive support for Saudi Arabia against Houthi attacks in Yemen.

According to a report by Saudi Arabia’s official news agency, the announcement of such an urgent meeting was made after a meeting between Faisal bin Farhan, Hakan Fidan and Ishaq Dar, the foreign ministers of the three countries, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.

At the meeting, held on Thursday, September 24 (Mehr 2), they condemned the recent Houthi attacks on Mecca and on Saudi Arabia’s civilian and economic infrastructure, and also emphasized Riyadh’s right to defend itself in accordance with Article 51 of the UN Charter.

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan had signed a joint defense agreement in August to strengthen their collective security.

This agreement, known as the “Makkah Pact,” was signed in Saudi Arabia in the presence of Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of Turkey, and Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan.