Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar held separate telephone conversations with his Saudi and Turkish counterparts to discuss follow-up on the Makkah Defence Alliance.
Dar spoke with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, according to statements from the Foreign Office.
The defence agreement, signed on August 7, brought together the Muslim nations concerned by the Middle East war that began on February 28, after the US and Israel jointly bombed Iran and targeted its top leadership.
The three sides — Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye — held the inaugural meeting of the Strategic Political and Defence Committee established under the pact in Istanbul, Turkiye, on August 31.
During his conversation with Prince Faisal, the two foreign ministers exchanged views on regional and international developments, including matters of mutual interest at multilateral fora.
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