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Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan to sign joint defense agreement on Friday

By Reuters 7 August 2026, 2:09 am
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Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will sign a joint defense agreement in Saudi Arabia on Friday, two regional sources with direct knowledge of the matter tells Reuters.

Riyadh is seeking to deepen security cooperation with key allies while warning of an expanding regional threat from Iran-backed groups.

Details of the agreement were not immediately available.

Saudi Arabia already has a defence cooperation agreement with Pakistan. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in the kingdom Thursday, while Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was due to arrive on Friday.

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