Pakistan and Türkiye have agreed to strengthen joint defense cooperation in the region following a meeting between Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif and Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Güler in Istanbul.
The two ministers met ahead of the inaugural session of the Strategic Political and Defense Committee, which was established under the Makkah Joint Defense Agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye.
During the meeting, Asif and Güler discussed regional security and agreed to expand cooperation in the defense sector.
The trilateral committee is expected to provide a platform for Pakistan, Türkiye and Saudi Arabia to coordinate on strategic, political and defense matters.
Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces, General Selcuk Bayraktaroglu, also attended the meeting.
The meeting comes as the three countries move to strengthen defense coordination under the Makkah agreement.
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