Saudi Defense Minister and Pakistani Army Chief Discuss Confronting Aggressions According to the Mecca Agreement

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The Saudi Minister of Defense, Prince Khalid bin Salman, discussed with the Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan, General Asim Munir, in Riyadh, the attacks that targeted Mecca and the civil and economic facilities in the Kingdom.

Prince Khalid bin Salman stated in a post on the "X" platform on Friday that he met with General Asim Munir, and they praised the outcomes of the meeting of the Chiefs of Staff of the countries party to the Mecca Agreement for Joint Defense, and discussed the "wicked attacks" that targeted Mecca and the civil and economic facilities in the Kingdom.

The Saudi Minister of Defense also added: "We confirmed our continued joint work to confront these attacks in accordance with the Mecca Agreement for Joint Defense."

The meeting between Prince Khalid bin Salman and General Asim Munir came after the meeting of the Chief of Defense Forces and the Chiefs of General Staff of the countries party to the Mecca Agreement for Joint Defense, which was held in Riyadh on Friday, with the participation of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey.

The Saudi Ministry of Defense revealed that the meeting confirmed the mutual determination to immediately translate the commitments outlined in the Mecca Agreement for joint defense into effective military cooperation, while the participants affirmed their "strong commitment to collective defense, reflecting the determination of the three countries to defend the security, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of Saudi Arabia."

The chiefs of staff also reviewed the security situation and the threats facing the Kingdom, expressing their strong condemnation of the attacks targeting the holy city of Mecca and the Kingdom's civil and economic infrastructure. They discussed ways to move forward in enhancing cooperation among the armed forces of the three countries, developing intelligence cooperation, military coordination, and capability integration, contributing to strengthening deterrence and collective defense.