Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Pakistan meet as Ankara pushes for a security pact

Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Pakistan meet as Ankara pushes for a security pact The foreign ministers of Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Pakistan held talks in Riyadh on Thursday, on the sideline of a summit of Islamic countries, and discussed ways to combine their strengths for the first time. Turkey has, since last year, been seeking a security pact with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Earlier this year, a Pakistani minister said in a statement that such a deal had been in the pipeline for nearly a year.

Localisation: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Middle East
Source: Middle East Eye
Categorie: politics
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2026 17:11:16 +0000