00:00Bangladesh has expressed interest in joining the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, which Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed earlier this
00:08month.
00:08Junior Foreign Minister Humayun Kabir says a defense arrangement among Islamic nations would not be unusual and that Dhaka views
00:16the idea positively.
00:20According to state news agency BSS, Kabir pointed to Bangladesh's long-standing ties with Saudi Arabia and the importance of
00:28Mecca to the country.
00:30The agreement between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan was signed on August 7th and says an attack on one member
00:37will be treated as an attack on oil.
00:39The pact aims to strengthen collective deterrence and expand cooperation in areas including military training, joint exercises and defense technology.
00:48However, the exact military and legal obligations of each member under the agreement have not been made public.
