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\nTurkiye will submit to parliament \u200ba mandate allowing for military personnel to be \u200cdeployed to Saudi Arabia under its joint defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, a lawmaker from the ruling AK Party \u200btold Reuters on Wednesday.
\nThe lawmaker, speaking on condition \u200bof anonymity, said the mandate would be sent to parliament once a bill ratifying the accord \u200bhas been approved.
\nTurkiye submitted the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement \u2014 signed by \u200bthe three countries in August \u2014 to parliament for ratification on Tuesday, moving NATO\u2019s second-largest army closer to a formal mutual defence pledge \u200bwith Riyadh as it faces Houthi attacks.
\nThe AKP \u200blawmaker said that no Turkish troops deployed to other countries under \u200cthe pact would take part in offensive operations, adding that technical personnel and experts would be sent initially to help with air defences, electronic warfare technologies, and other \u200bdefensive support.
\nEarlier, two \u200bofficials had told Reuters that Turkiye\u2019s contribution was expected to be limited to military equipment, intelligence sharing \u200band weapons systems, adding that no other \u200bform of deployment had taken place under the alliance so far.
\nTurkiye, which has condemned the Houthi attacks, has also agreed to \u200bjoin a Saudi-led coalition to ensure \u200bnavigational safety in the Red Sea.
\nA day earlier, Reuters reported that Turkiye submitted a defence \u200cpact with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia to parliament for ratification, according to three parliamentary sources. The trilateral Makkah Joint Defence Agreement outlines that an armed attack on one member is considered an attack on all.
\nThe \u200bagreement\u2019s first article says the parties shall use \u201call necessary means\u201d to eliminate threats to one another\u2019s territorial integrity, sovereignty or internationally recognised \u200bborders, according to a text seen by Reuters.
\n\u201cIn the event one of the parties is subjected to an armed attack or military aggression by another country or group of countries, the parties shall immediately provide assistance to the party under attack, utilising the \u200bfull range of mutual assistance measures available to them,\u201d Article 2 of the agreement says.
\nThe provision, similar to NATO\u2019s Article 5, refers to Article \u200b51 of the UN Charter, which covers the individual or collective right of states to self-defence against armed attack.
\nThe three countries \u201cwill decide on the scope and nature of the support to be provided following an objective assessment of the assistance required\u201d and will cooperate within their available resources, including military capabilities and resources, the same article says.
\nAt \u200ban emergency meeting of the alliance in Riyadh earlier this month, the three countries agreed to ensure the \u201crapid deployment\u201d of military forces and capabilities in Saudi \u200bArabia. Turkiye, which has a robust defence industry, has condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, expressed willingness to help meet Riyadh\u2019s military technology needs and agreed to join \u200ca Saudi-led coalition to ensure navigational safety in the Red Sea.
\nThe agreement also envisages close cooperation on defence industry, intelligence sharing, logistical support and the fight against \u201call means of terrorism,\u201d including at the operational level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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