Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Pakistan meet as Ankara pushes for a security pact

Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Pakistan meet as Ankara pushes for a security pact Submitted by Ragip Soylu on Sat, 03/21/2026 - 14:57 Turkish foreign minister says the four countries are exploring how to combine their strengths amid growing regional tensions and the war on Iran From left: Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and Pakistani Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar in a picture taken on 19 March 2026 in Riyadh (Handout) Off The foreign ministers of Turkey , Saudi Arabia , Egypt , and Pakistan held talks in Riyadh on Thursday, on the sideline of a summit of Islamic countries, and discussed ways to combine their strengths for the first time. Turkey has, since last year, been seeking a security pact with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Earlier this year, a Pakistani minister said in a statement that such a deal had been in the pipeline for nearly a year.