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Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan to hold first defence pact meeting in Istanbul

The meeting follows the signing of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement on August 7, which establishes a collective defence framework between the three countries. Under the accord, an armed attack against any one of the signatories will be considered an attack against all three, a provision similar to NATO's Article 5 collective defence …

Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan to hold first defence pact meeting in Istanbul

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The meeting follows the signing of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement on August 7, which establishes a collective defence framework between the three countries.

Under the accord, an armed attack against any one of the signatories will be considered an attack against all three, a provision similar to NATO's Article 5 collective defence …

ISTANBUL: The meeting follows the signing of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement on August 7, which establishes a collective defence framework between the three countries.

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The meeting follows the signing of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement on August 7, which establishes a collective defence framework between the three countries. Under the accord, an armed attack against any one of the signatories will be considered an attack against all three, a provision similar to NATO's Article 5 collective defence …

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