https://sputnikglobe.com/20260807/turkiye-pakistan-saudi-arabia-sign-memorandum-on-collective-defense---statement-1124548383.htmlTurkiye, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia Sign Memorandum on Collective Defense - StatementTurkiye, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia Sign Memorandum on Collective Defense - StatementSputnik InternationalTurkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Friday signed a memorandum on collective defense on Friday, according to a joint statement from the countries seen by Sputnik. Turkiye's accession to the system of strategic defense cooperation between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, an agreement on which was signed in 2025, may become an important stage in changing the balance of power in the Middle East. The purpose of the agreement is to strengthen collective deterrence of any act of aggression, the statement read. It also implies strengthening all aspects of defense cooperation between the three countries, the statement said. https://sputnikglobe.com/20260610/from-qatar-to-saudi-arabia-how-pakistan-became-the-gulfs-strategic-hedge-1124294959.htmlpakistansaudi arabiaturkiyeSputnik International feedback@sputniknews.com +74956456601 MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“ 252 602026Sputnik International feedback@sputniknews.com +74956456601 MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“ 252 60Newsen_ENSputnik International feedback@sputniknews.com +74956456601 MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“ 252 601920 1080 true1920 1440 true1920 1920 trueSputnik International feedback@sputniknews.com +74956456601 MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“ 252 60Sputnik Internationalpakistan, saudi arabia, turkiye, crown prince mohammed bin salman, recep tayyip erdogan