Hakan Fidan said Türkiye would not send troops abroad to launch attacks under its defence agreement with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. Ankara is assessing defensive assistance following the pact’s activation. Fidan also said preparations to submit the agreement to parliament were complete. His remarks set a boundary on Türkiye’s contribution without announcing troop numbers or a deployment date.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on October 8 that Turkey would not send troops abroad to launch attacks under the Mecca defence agreement with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. Ankara was assessing how to assist Saudi Arabia’s defence after the pact was activated.[1], [2]
Speaking in Ankara alongside Hungarian Foreign Minister Anita Orbán, Fidan said the agreement obliges members to support a partner that comes under attack. He had attended Monday’s extraordinary political and defence committee meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital, which addressed attacks on the kingdom. Turkey also discussed with Pakistan how to contribute against attacks by the Houthis, the armed movement in Yemen.[1]
Institutional work covers a military headquarters, the secretariat’s status and the appointment of a secretary-general. Fidan said Forces loyal to Yemen’s government were continuing to fight with Saudi support, while he said his government sought a solution through peace and dialogue.[1]
Fidan said preparations to send the agreement to Turkey’s parliament were complete. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received the final proposal on Wednesday, and the government decided to submit it as soon as possible. The minister gave no voting date, troop numbers or deployment timetable.[1]
