ANKARA, Turkiye: Turkiye’s parliament has approved the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, completing the legislative process needed for the trilateral security pact to come into force.
The bill was passed by 279 votes to 119, with 398 of the 592 members of parliament participating in the vote, following an extended debate among lawmakers.
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The measure, formally titled the Bill on the Approval of the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement between the Republic of Turkiye, Pakistan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, provides a framework for closer defence and security cooperation among the three countries.
Turkiye says Pact aims to promote regional stability
During the parliamentary debate, ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party lawmaker Ziya Altunyaldiz said the agreement was designed to strengthen regional security and prevent conflicts rather than escalate tensions.
He stressed that the pact was not directed against any third country and aimed to expand cooperation among the participating states.
However, opposition lawmakers raised questions about the agreement’s scope and oversight.
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Mehmet Guzelmansur of the Republican People’s Party called for clear rules to ensure that the pact remained consistent with Turkiye’s other international obligations.
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia completed ratification earlier
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye signed the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement at a trilateral summit in Makkah on August 7, committing to strengthen collective security, deepen defence cooperation and promote peace and stability in the region and beyond.
Under the agreement, an external armed attack against any one of the three countries would trigger a framework for collective assistance, with the nature and extent of support to be determined jointly according to the circumstances.
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Last month, Pakistan’s Foreign Office confirmed that Islamabad and Riyadh had completed their respective ratification processes, while Turkiye was finalising the required procedures under its domestic legal framework.
Foreign Office spokesperson Sajjad Haider Khan said at a weekly media briefing that Pakistan and Saudi Arabia had completed ratification, with Turkiye undertaking the remaining formalities.
Trilateral committee calls for early implementation
The agreement moved closer to implementation following an October 5 meeting of the alliance’s Strategic, Political and Defence Committee in Riyadh.
The committee called for the immediate implementation of collective defence commitments and the rapid deployment in Saudi Arabia of military forces and capabilities already agreed upon, subject to the national laws of the participating countries.
The latest parliamentary approval in Turkiye completes the ratification process across the three signatory states, paving the way for the agreement’s implementation.
