Turkish parliament receives Mecca defense pact bill

The Turkish parliament has officially received a draft bill concerning the Mecca Defense Pact to initiate the ratification process. According to parliamentary procedures, the bill will first be referred to the foreign affairs committee for detailed discussion before reaching the general assembly for a vote. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud had previously signed the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement in the holy city of Mecca last August.