Khalid bin Salman, the Defense Minister of Saudi Arabia, says that in a meeting with Field Marshal Asim Munir, the Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan, he discussed attacks on Mecca and civilian and economic facilities of Saudi Arabia.

Khalid bin Salman wrote in a message on X on Saturday, September 26, that in this meeting, emphasis was placed on the results of the meeting of the Chiefs of Army Staff of the member countries of the “Mecca Joint Defense Agreement.”

Bin Salman stated that both sides emphasized continued joint cooperation to counter these attacks, in accordance with this agreement.

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey signed a joint defense agreement on August 7, 2026, which was named the “Mecca Defense Pact.”

The agreement stated that “any armed attack on one of the three countries will be considered an attack on all of them.”