Erdogan shifts up a gear: the military alliance with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia reaches critical approval
Turkish President Erdogan has submitted for parliamentary approval in Ankara the trilateral defense agreement with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, signed in August. The agreement includes 16 articles regulating mutual logistical assistance, intelligence sharing, joint military exercises, and joint development of weapons systems.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has submitted for parliamentary approval in Ankara the trilateral defense agreement between Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan, signed in August. The agreement, published on the 'Turkey Today' website and reported by Reuters, includes 16 articles regulating mutual logistical assistance including weapons, ammunition, and military equipment, sharing of sensitive intelligence information that cannot be transferred to a third country without authorization, joint military exercises, force training, and improving operational readiness. Additionally, the agreement promotes joint development and production of weapons systems and technological research in security fields. For its implementation, a strategic committee will be established with the participation of the foreign and defense ministers of the three countries. The agreement has no time limit, but after ten years any country may withdraw from it with prior diplomatic notice. Adding another country to the alliance will require the consent of the three founding members.