Frankfurt (Germany), 31 Oct. (LaPresse) – Syria is considering the possibility of joining the Mecca Alliance, the defence pact bringing together Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. This was stated by the Syrian Foreign Minister, Asaad al-Shaibani, speaking at the IISS Manama Dialogue forum in Bahrain. “Discussions are currently under way to assess Syria’s accession to the Mecca Alliance,” the minister said, without providing further details on the timing or conditions of any potential accession. The pact, conceived as a defence agreement modelled on NATO, currently involves Ankara, Riyadh and Islamabad.
Syria: Damascus considers joining the Mecca Alliance
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Frankfurt (Germany), 31 Oct. (LaPresse) – Syria is considering the possibility of joining the Mecca Alliance, the defence pact bringing together Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. This was stated by the Syrian Foreign Minister, Asaad al-Shaibani, speaking at the IISS Manama Dialogue forum in Bahrain. “Discussions are currently under way to assess Syria’s accession to the Mecca Alliance,” the minister said, without providing further details on the timing or conditions of any potential accession. The pact, conceived as a defence agreement modelled on NATO, currently involves Ankara, Riyadh and Islamabad.
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