Mecca Agreement Is Defensive, Not a Pact to Wage War, Says Javed Chaudhry
ISLAMABAD: Renowned analyst Javed Chaudhry has described the Mecca Agreement between Pakistan, Türkiye and Saudi Arabia as fundamentally a defensive cooperation pact, saying it should not be viewed as a military alliance aimed at fighting another country.
Commenting on the agreement and the trilateral defence cooperation, Chaudhry said it did not mean that if Türkiye attacked another country, nuclear-armed Pakistan would automatically send its troops or military equipment to fight alongside it.
He explained that if any one of the three countries came under attack, the other two could provide support and use their diplomatic, political and defence influence within their respective domains.
According to the analyst, such cooperation would not necessarily involve the immediate deployment of troops, artillery or fighter jets. Instead, the countries could respond through diplomatic, political, defence and other means.
مکہ معاہدہ ایک دفاعی معاہدہ ہے، یہ لڑنے کے لیے نہیں ہے۔ ایسا نہیں ہے کہ ترکیہ کسی پر حملہ کر دے گا تو نیوکلیئر پاکستان اُس کے ساتھ کھڑا ہو جائے گا۔ اگر کسی ایک ملک پر حملہ ہوجاتا ہے تو یہ تینوں اکھٹے ہو جائیں گے لیکن اس کا مطلب یہ نہیں کہ توپیں اور جہاز لے کر آجائیں جا کا جو… pic.twitter.com/AsdbVch07D
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Chaudhry said the partnership brought together Türkiye’s drone technology, Saudi Arabia’s financial resources and Pakistan’s training and defence expertise. He added that American weapons also hold significant importance in the region’s defence landscape.
The analyst said the different capabilities of the three countries could complement one another and potentially give a new shape to defence cooperation in the region.
