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Syria weighing whether to enter Mecca pact, foreign minister says
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Syria’s Foreign Affairs Minister Asaad al-Shaibani speaks as UN Secretary-General (unseen) listens, during a joint press conference following their meeting at the Tishreen Palace in the Syrian capital Damascus on July 25, 2026. (LOUAI BESHARA/AFP)
Syria’s top diplomat says Damascus is considering whether to join the Mecca alliance that binds Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan in a NATO-style defense pact.
“Discussions are currently underway to evaluate Syria’s entry into the Mecca alliance,” Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani says during the IISS Manama Dialogue event in Bahrain.
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