The Democratic Republic of Congo’s foreign minister told AFP Thursday that US sanctions on Rwanda were justified as Kigali had failed to withdraw its troops from Kinshasa’s territory as pledged. DR Congo says Rwanda flouting pact, US sanctions justified Therese Kayikwamba Wagner said DR Congo had made progress in its promise, made under the same … Read more
SAN JOSE, – Costa Rica’s government has withdrawn its bid to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership , a major trans-Pacific trade pact, and dismissed its foreign trade minister, president Laura Fernandez said on Wednesday. Costa Rica drops bid to join Pacific trade pact, sacks trade minister Fernandez said the removal of … Read more
The Mecca defence pact was signed on August 7 Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye have agreed to immediately implement their collective defence commitments and ensure the “rapid deployment” of agreed military forces and capabilities in Saudi Arabia, following an emergency meeting of the three countries’ Mecca Defence Alliance in Riyadh.The decision was announced in a … Read more
ANKARA, Sept 19 – Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Saturday that Saudi Arabia may have military needs due to the ongoing attacks by Yemen’s Houthis and that Turkey was ready to help under a trilateral defence pact that also includes Pakistan. Turkey says it could help meet Saudi military needs under defence pact … Read more
File photo: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif with Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud The Mecca pact may promise “one for all, all for one”, but Pakistan is not putting boots on the ground just yet.Islamabad on Sunday expressed “complete solidarity” with Saudi Arabia after a fresh wave of Houthi attacks on the … Read more
Pakistan warns Houthis that its defence alliance with Saudi Arabia and Turkey Pakistan warned Tuesday that its newly formed defence alliance with Saudi Arabia and Turkiye could be activated if the conflict in Yemen spills into Saudi territory, saying there should be “no ambiguity” that an attack on any one of the three members would … Read more
Trump hails Mecca Agreement as “big and bold step” US President Donald Trump on Sunday threw his weight behind the newly signed Mecca Joint Defence Agreement between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, calling it a “big, bold, and important first step”.The pact, signed on August 7, has brought the three major Islamic nations closer on … Read more
Lahore, The trilateral defence pact signed by Pakistan, Turkiye and Saudi Arabia could significantly reduce the United States’ strategic role in West Asia, according to some Pakistan-based defence analysts. US role in West Asia could be reduced because of Pak-Saudi-Turkiye defence pact: Experts The three countries on Friday signed a joint defence agreement under which … Read more