Makkah pact military chiefs vow immediate implementation of defence commitments

Meeting denounces strikes targeting Makkah, discusses closer coordination, greater integration of capabilities

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Published September 26, 2026

This handout photograph, taken and released by the Turkish Defence Ministry on September 25, 2026, shows Turkeys Chief of General Staff Selcuk Bayraktaroglu (R), Marshal Syed Asim Munir (L), Commander of the Pakistan Defence Forces and the Army, and General Fayyadh Bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili (C), Chief of the General Staff of Saudi Arabia, posing during a meeting. — AFP — This handout photograph, taken and released by the Turkish Defence Ministry on September 25, 2026, shows Turkey's Chief of General Staff Selcuk Bayraktaroglu (R), Marshal Syed Asim Munir (L), Commander of the Pakistan Defence Forces and the Army, and General Fayyadh Bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili (C), Chief of the General Staff of Saudi Arabia, posing during a meeting. — AFP

Chiefs praise Saudi armed forces' vigilance and professionalism.
Three countries discuss intelligence sharing, military coordination.
Reaffirm pledge to defending Saudi security, sovereignty, integrity.

Military chiefs from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkiye have pledged to "immediately translate" the commitments of the Makkah Joint Defence Alliance into effective military cooperation.

The pledge came at a meeting of the Chiefs of Defence Forces and Chiefs of General Staff of the three countries in Riyadh on Friday, where they reviewed the security situation and threats facing Saudi Arabia, according to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

The military chiefs "strongly condemned" attacks targeting the holy city of Makkah as well as civilian and economic infrastructure, while praising the "vigilance and professionalism" of the Saudi Armed Forces in protecting the kingdom and its people.

They discussed ways to strengthen military cooperation, including intelligence sharing, military coordination and integration of defence capabilities, to bolster deterrence and collective defence.

The participants also highlighted the "longstanding relations and mutual trust" between the three countries, saying the Riyadh meeting reflected the strength of their defence partnership.

They reaffirmed their commitment to collective defence and the three countries' resolve to defend the security, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Saudi Arabia.

This is a developing story and is being updated with new details.