Islamabad (S Awan) The third meeting of the Strategic Political and Defense Committee under the Makkah Joint Defense Agreement will be held in Islamabad at the end of this month, in which the top political, military and defense leadership of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey will participate.

According to sources, the foreign ministers, defense ministers and military chiefs of Turkey and Saudi Arabia will participate in the meeting, while Pakistan will be represented by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif and Field Marshal.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Defense Minister Yasir Guler and Chief of General Staff General Selcuk Bayraktaroglu are also expected to participate in the meeting. Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan and Saudi Defense Minister will also attend the meeting.

Sources say that this will be the third meeting of the Strategic Political and Defense Committee of the Makkah Joint Defense Agreement. Earlier, one meeting of the committee has been held in Turkey and Saudi Arabia. Lt. Gen. Retired Noman Mehmood, Secretary General of Joint Defense Treaty, Pakistan will also participate in the meeting.

The increasing tension in the Middle East and the regional security situation will have special importance in the agenda of the meeting. According to the sources, the latest situation in Saudi Arabia and the security challenges facing the region in the context of Houthi attacks will be discussed in detail.

The leadership of the three countries will also review various aspects of the joint defense agreement, the regional situation and issues of strengthening mutual defense cooperation.

According to sources, the issue of finalizing the official name of the Makkah Joint Defense Agreement and its abbreviation will also be considered in the meeting. For this purpose three proposed names and their abbreviations will be considered.

The Strategic Political and Defense Committee includes two members each from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey. This meeting to be held in Islamabad is being considered as an important development in the promotion of political, defense and military cooperation between the three countries.