Exclusive: Full text of the Mecca defence pact signed by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan

According to Middle East Eye, the Turkish government submitted the text of the Mecca Defence Pact to the Turkish parliament on Tuesday.[1]Middle East Eye reports that the text does not identify any specific country or region as a threat[1].The outlet also reports that the pact covers cooperation in developing defence industries, training armed forces and supplying one another with equipment, fuel and other defence material[1], and that it sets up a framework for sharing intelligence.According to Middle East Eye, the agreement consists of 16 articles[1] and has no end date. The published text says the first Secretary-General shall be a citizen of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.[1]Al Jazeera, citing the document as seen by Reuters, reports that under Article 1 the signatories will use "all necessary means"[2] to remove threats to one another's territory.Al-Monitor reports that ratification would pave the way for Turkey to deploy troops to Saudi Arabia amid attacks by Iran-backed Houthis.[3] Turkish officials told Al-Monitor that any deployment would probably be limited to training, advisory services and military equipment support rather than a large troop contingent[3].Turkish presidency communications director Burhanettin Duran said on X, according to Al Jazeera, that the partnership "aims to strengthen collective deterrence"[2].