Ankara seeks broader Mecca Alliance

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan revealed Ankara’s desire to expand the Mecca Agreement for mutual defense to include additional countries alongside Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, in order to strengthen regional cooperation. He explained that the agreement, similar to Article 5 of the NATO Charter, allows for the accession of new countries with the approval of the three core members, and indicated that Egypt is considered a natural party and could join in the next phase. He emphasized that Turkey maintains good relations with all the countries in the region. Fidan pointed out that the goal of this expansion is to increase regional ownership and enhance stability in the Middle East, rejecting any presence of grudges or disputes within the alliance, and underscored the importance of Iran’s role in regional stability when the conditions are right.

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