Turkish Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan says a committee of the Mecca defence pact between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will hold talks in Riyadh, with Turkish ministers among those attending.
Reports say the leader of Yemen’s Saudi-backed government announced the beginning of a major military operation against the Iran-backed Houthis, aimed at seizing the territory under their control.
Pakistan’s foreign minister said, iran had suggested engagimg Yemen’s Houthis politically after attacks by the group.
This is an idea that the Mecca defence pact committee would discuss at a meeting in Riyadh this week.
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The Turkish statement said “The meeting will address recent developments in the region and the stage reached in the Alliance’s institutionalisation efforts.”
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Defence Minister Yasar Guler and chief of the general staff Selcuk Bayraktaroglu would attend the meeting of the pact’s strategic political and defence committee, along with officials from Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.
Reuters
