Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says regional countries sharing a common vision of peace can join the Makkah Defence Alliance, Anadolu reports.
Fidan has made the remarks in an article titled ‘The Role of Regional Ownership in Our Foreign Policy: the Makkah Defense Alliance’, written for the November issue of Anadolu’s monthly magazine, AA Briefing.
Fidan writes that Turkiye signed the agreement with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia because they share its vision of “regional solutions to regional problems”, adding that the alliance aims to contribute to regional stability by strengthening deterrence.
He stresses that the global governance system is going through a turbulent period and that the Middle East is at the centre of global challenges.
“The Makkah Defence Alliance lies at the intersection of our strategic foreign policy priorities, which can be summarised as strengthening regional peace and stability, supporting development and prosperity, expanding the institutional framework of our foreign relations, and contributing to the transformation of the global system,” Fidan writes.
