Saudi Arabia opposed including Egypt in the Mecca Joint Defense Pact signed by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, according to the report. Turkey made significant efforts to bring Egypt into the new defense alliance, but those efforts did not succeed. The leaders of the three countries signed the agreement in Mecca on August 7.
Egypt also had reservations about joining, the report said. An Ankara source claimed that Cairo’s sensitive relationship with Israel played an important role, with concern that Egypt could face Israeli pressure if it entered the alliance. The issue has emerged as discussions continue on strengthening regional cooperation through an R-4 framework involving Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.
The three countries said the defense pact does not target any specific country and is intended to strengthen mutual security, defense cooperation and regional stability. Its core principle is that an attack on any one of the three members would be treated as an attack on all. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had previously raised the possibility of adding countries, while Egypt’s absence has renewed questions over whether the alliance will expand.
আমার দেশ অনলাইন প্রকাশ : ১২ আগস্ট ২০২৬, ১১: ২০আপডেট : ১২ আগস্ট ২০২৬, ১১: ৫৩ সৌদি আরব, তুরস্ক ও পাকিস্তানের মধ্যে স্বাক্ষরিত মক্কা যৌথ প্রতিরক্ষা চুক্তিতে মিসরকে অন্তর্ভুক্ত করার বিষয়ে শুরু থেকেই সৌদি আরবের আপত্তি ছিল। আঙ্কারা মিসরকে এই জোটে যুক্ত করা
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