Egypt could join Pak-Saudi-Turkiye defence pact once technical issues resolved, says Turkish foreign minister

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Saturday he believed Egypt could join a defence pact signed between Turkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia once several technical issues were resolved. “Egypt is already our natural partner on all issues. I believe that at the next stage, Egypt will also be among us in the alliance. We already act toward one another as if we were alliance members. There are a few technical issues. Once these are implemented, there is no reason for Egypt not to be part of it,” he told Turkiye’s state-run Anadolu news agency. The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, signed in the Saudi city on Friday, aims to strengthen collective deterrence and empowers the three states to…