Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Friday that the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement signed earlier Friday between Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan targets no country and remains open to participation of other friendly nations seeking peace, prosperity and stability in the region.
In a post on the Turkish social platform NSosyal, Erdoğan said the agreement, based on the principle of collective deterrence, would strengthen security and defense cooperation, joint defense industry projects and counterterrorism efforts.
Türkiye, he added, would maintain its principled stance in favor of resolving conflicts and crises through dialogue and diplomacy based on respect for international law.
