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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif are set to meet in Jeddah for high-level talks focused on strengthening security cooperation, with the parties expected to sign a joint defense agreement, AzerNEWS reports, citing Reuters.

The planned agreement builds on the Saudi Arabia-Pakistan defense pact signed in September 2025, which established a mutual security commitment between the two countries. Under the arrangement, aggression against one nation would be treated as an attack against both, reflecting a principle similar to Article 5 of the NATO treaty, which obliges members to consider an attack on one ally as an attack on all.

The new framework is expected to expand regional security coordination and deepen defense ties between Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan.

Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir arrived in the kingdom on Thursday for a visit lasting until Saturday, while Erdogan is expected on Friday, according to the Turkish presidency.

This move comes amid a rise in wars, conflicts and military tensions in the region, specifically the war between the United States and Iran, which has drawn in Gulf states and disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea.

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