- Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed a strategic defensive agreement.
- The attack on one state will be considered an attack on both.
- The aim of the agreement is to strengthen common defense capacities.
- The agreement responds to the Israeli attack on Dauh, Qatar.
- Saudi Arabia has significant ties and help for Pakistan.
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed a new strategic defensive agreement on Wednesday. According to her, the attack on one country will be considered “aggression against both”. The contract was signed by Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbáz Sharif, Informs TASR according to AFP and AP reports.
“This agreement … aims to develop defense cooperation between the two countries and strengthen joint intimidation against any aggression,” It is stated in the opinion published by the Saudi Arabian news agency SPA. “Any aggression against one of the countries will be considered aggression against both countries,” she added.
According to AP and AFP agencies is Agreement at least partially a reaction to last week’s Israeli attack on Dauhu Qatar With the declared aim to intervene the location of the Palestinian militant movement Hamas. Israel did not immediately recognize the agreement. The United States, which have long been a guarantor of security for the Gulf States, did not immediately recognize the agreement.
According to AP, Saudi Arabia is close to economic, religious and security ties with Pakistan and allegedly also financed his nuclear program. Analysts indicated that Riyadh could become part of Islamabad nuclear umbrellaespecially in connection with an increasingly tense situation regarding the Iran nuclear program.
AFP adds that it is estimated to live and work in Saudi Arabia more than 2.5 million Pakistani. Riyadh is also a long -term support for the fluctuating Pakistani economy, which it helps to stabilize.
