Mecca Agreement comes to the commission

The approval process for the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement signed between Türkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia has started in Türkiye.

The bill that approved the approval of the agreement submitted to the Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly was sent to the Foreign Affairs Commission with the signature of the Speaker of the Parliament, Numan Kurtulmuş.

Fuat Oktay, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, announced that they plan to convene the Foreign Affairs Commission on Tuesday next week and that they will evaluate the agreement in all its dimensions in the commission.

After the proposal is accepted by the commission, it will be put on the agenda of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.

The text of the agreement defining the three parties to the agreement as "Core Parties"; It imposes a common defense obligation on the parties on the basis of sovereignty, territorial integrity and respect for international law.

According to Article 2, one of the most critical articles of the agreement; An external armed attack or military aggression against any of the parties will be considered an attack against all parties.

Details of the Mecca Agreement submitted to the Turkish Grand National Assembly are on TRT News: "An attack on one of the parties is considered an attack on all parties. The parties will immediately assist the attacked party." ????"The parties cooperate in the fields of defense industry and security." https://t.co/PJW3khVZAF

In accordance with the article shaped within the framework of the "right to self-defense" in Article 51 of the United Nations Charter; Immediate support will be provided to the attacked country using all available mutual assistance opportunities, including military means and capabilities.

Source: TRT Haber Açık RSS (Gündem) (Open Press / Translated Full Text)