'Mecca Alliance': Immediate Implementation of Joint Defense and Deterrence Enhancement Against Attacks on Saudi Arabia
- Provision of the agreed-upon military forces and capabilities and their rapid deployment in the Kingdom
- Appointment of Pakistani Noor Mahmood as the first Secretary-General of the Alliance for a three-year term
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey held an emergency meeting today in Riyadh of the Political and Defense Strategic Committee of the Mecca Defense Alliance to discuss security developments and threats facing the Kingdom, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
As part of the Alliance’s institutional development, the Committee decided to appoint retired Pakistani General Noor Mahmood as the first Secretary-General of the Mecca Defense Alliance for a three-year term. The participating states welcomed his appointment, expressing confidence in his contribution to developing the Alliance and achieving its objectives.
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The three countries strongly condemned the attempts to target Mecca and Medina, as well as the ongoing attacks targeting cities and civilian and economic facilities in the Kingdom, reaffirming their firm rejection of any aggression or threat to Saudi Arabia’s security and territorial integrity.
Pakistan and Turkey praised the vigilance and readiness of the Saudi Armed Forces, highlighting the professional performance and high competence demonstrated in confronting threats and attacks facing the Kingdom and protecting its security and territorial integrity.
The Committee reviewed the outcomes of the political and military consultations preceding the meeting and approved the recommendations submitted to it, emphasizing that the Mecca Defense Alliance embodies a firm commitment to collective defense and a unified stance in the face of threats.
The Committee decided to immediately move to the practical implementation of collective defense obligations, taking necessary measures to provide the agreed-upon military forces and capabilities and rapidly deploy them in the Kingdom, in accordance with approved arrangements and the national legislations of the participating states, thereby enhancing readiness, military integration, and collective capacity to confront and counter threats.
The three countries affirmed that the security of each participating state is an integral part of their collective security, and that translating the Mecca Collective Defense Agreement into practical measures demonstrates credibility in the commitment to collective defense, enhances the effectiveness of deterrence, and underscores the unity of the three countries and their resolve to defend their security, sovereignty, and territorial integrity in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement.
