Reuters. Turkey is assessing how it can help Saudi Arabia counter attacks from Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militias as part of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement signed between the two countries and Pakistan, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Thursday (October 8).
In his remarks, Fidan described the pact as a defensive agreement and not an offensive one.
Officials were working on what kind of contributions could be made particularly on air defences, Fidan said, speaking at a joint news conference with his Hungarian counterpart in Ankara. He also added that the work to send the text of the Mecca Pact to the Turkish parliament to be ratified was finalised.
Turkey does not expect any particular change in Israel's foreign policy after elections in the country which are scheduled for Oct. 27 regardless of the outcome, Fidan also said.
