00:00Turkey and Pakistan will rapidly deploy troops to Saudi Arabia as the three countries activate
00:05commitments under their new Mutual Defense Alliance.
00:09The Mecca Joint Defense Agreement was signed in August and commits the countries to come
00:14to each other's aid if one is attacked.
00:17Representatives meeting in Riyadh agreed to immediately provide military forces and capabilities
00:22and ensure their rapid deployment to the Kingdom.
00:26The decision follows repeated attacks on Saudi Arabia, including threats to the holy cities
00:31of Mecca and Medina.
00:34The Joint Statement did not name Yemen's Houthis, which have carried out attacks on Saudi cities,
00:39oil infrastructure and ships.
00:41The agreement brings together Turkey, NATO's second largest army, Pakistan, the Islamic world's
00:47only nuclear-armed state, and Saudi Arabia.
00:50But the statement did not specify what role the deployed forces will perform.
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