Mecca Pact officials to meet Iranian officials in Tehran on Monday, sources say

Top officials from the Mecca Pact countries — Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan — are set to meet Iranian officials in Tehran on Monday to discuss regional coordination, Reuters reports, citing two people with knowledge of the matter.

Saudi Arabia will be represented by Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, and Pakistan by army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, the people said on condition of anonymity. The Turkish head of intelligence will also join, one of the people said, according to Reuters. The report does not name the Turkish official.

The Saudi government media office and Pakistan’s military media wing did not respond to Reuters’ requests for comment, the report says. No official confirmation of the meeting has been published by any of the governments involved.

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye are parties to the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, which Anadolu has described as intended to bolster security through cooperation and a shared defence arrangement, EconoTimes reports. Pakistan and Saudi Arabia completed ratification of the pact last week, while Türkiye is working through its domestic procedures.

Reuters describes the subject of the talks as regional coordination; no agenda beyond that has been reported.