Turkey Says 3-Nation Mecca Defense Pact Could Expand to Egypt
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Updated · Bloomberg · Aug 9
Turkey Says 3-Nation Mecca Defense Pact Could Expand to Egypt
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Aug 9
Summary
Hakan Fidan said the Mecca defense pact signed Friday by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan could be widened, naming Egypt as a possible new member.
Several countries have shown interest in joining the trilateral security agreement, the Turkish foreign minister told state-run Anadolu Agency in an interview published late Saturday.
Any expansion would turn the 3-nation pact into a broader regional security arrangement, with Egypt the only prospective entrant identified publicly so far.