ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The Foreign Office Spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan on Friday clarified that the defence pact signed between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia would not be used to threaten any other country.
“The Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement signed between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia is purely defensive in nature and not aimed at any third country,” Khan said during the weekly press briefing on Friday.
Earlier on Wednesday, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia inked a landmark mutual defence agreement, which stated that any aggression against one state will be considered an attack on both.
The pact was signed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman at the Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh on Wednesday.
In his press briefing, the spokesperson added that during the visit, official-level talks were held and high-level delegations participated.
The spokesperson added that relations between the countries are based on brotherhood and cooperation, with the people of Pakistan having deep spiritual ties with the land of the Two Holy Mosques.
He noted that defence cooperation since the 1960s had remained a cornerstone of ties, and the two leaders were determined to further strengthen relations.
The new agreement gives a legal framework to this strong partnership. Under the pact, an attack on one country will be considered an attack on both. He stressed that it is purely defensive in nature and not aimed at any other state.
The spokesperson said the agreement would play an important role in promoting peace, security and stability in the region.
