00:00Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey have signed a joint defence agreement aimed at strengthening their collective security amid rising tensions
00:09in the Middle East.
00:10Under the agreement, an armed attack on any one of the three countries will be treated as an attack on
00:16all.
00:18The pact was signed in Mecca by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani
00:26Prime Minister Shabash Sharif.
00:27In a statement, the three countries said the agreement is intended to deter aggression and promote peace, security and stability
00:35across the region.
00:36Though it does not disclose the specific commitments undertaken by each country, officials stress the pact is purely defensive in
00:44nature and is not directed at any specific country.
00:47The agreement comes as Iran and its allies continue missile attacks on Gulf states and disrupt energy shipments following the
00:55U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran in February.
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