Pakistan says Mecca pact members to hold emergency talks on engaging Houthis
The pact’s three members will weigh Iran’s proposal for political engagement after Houthi attacks, with more than six countries still seeking membership, Dar said.
- Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar announced an emergency meeting of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement committee in Riyadh next week to discuss Iran's suggestion for political engagement with Yemen's Houthis.
- Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement on August 7, pledging that an armed attack on one member constitutes an attack on all three; military chiefs met in Riyadh on September 25 and condemned Houthi attacks.
- Dar stated Iran wants the matter concluded, proposing political engagement as an alternative to "kinetic action." He described the suggestion as "brainstorming between two foreign ministers" made in good faith.
- More than six countries are keen to join the pact, though new membership requests cannot be entertained until the agreement becomes fully operational, a process potentially taking up to a year.
- Dar addressed the Strait of Hormuz, asserting there should be no fees to cross the waterway, which serves as a central bargaining chip in the seven-month US-Iran conflict.
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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said Friday that a meeting of the Strategic Political Defence Committee (SPDC), established under the Makkah Agreement among Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye, will be held soon in Riyadh to review the situation on the ground, particularly developments in Saudi Arabia. “The principals are almost ready, and under the Makkah Accord, the current situation on the ground, particularly the situatio…
Pakistan says Mecca pact members to hold emergency talks on engaging Houthis
Pakistan's foreign minister said Iran has suggested engaging Yemen's Houthis politically after attacks by the group, an idea a committee of the Mecca defence pact will discuss at an emergency meeting in Riyadh next week.
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