ISTANBUL, August 13. /TASS/. The Mecca Agreement on Joint Defense between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan does not envision any single country as a common enemy - it is aimed at promoting regional security and stability, Turkish Defense Ministry official said.

"The goal is to create a more institutional and sustainable structure for the existing friendly and fraternal relations between our three countries in the field of defense and security. The main purpose of the agreement is to promote regional security and stability, develop military cooperation between our countries and strengthen our ability to work together against potential crises. This agreement is signed for defense purposes and does not define any countries as a common enemy or adversary," the official told reporters.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signed the Mecca Agreement on August 7. It says that an attack on one of the countries will be regarded as aggression against all parties to the agreement.

The agreement provides for the creation of "strategic political and military mechanisms" with the participation of the defense and foreign ministers, chiefs of general staffs/army commanders, as well as coordination of actions between the three countries at the highest level. It also implies a phased development of military cooperation, including joint command and staff exercises and maneuvers involving the ground forces, Navy, air force and air defense. Another area of cooperation is the military industry.

"The goal is not only to supply military products and systems, but also to jointly develop and manufacture them, as well as to cooperate technologically," the Turkish Defense Ministry official said. "Cooperation in matters related to the development of unmanned and autonomous systems, electronic warfare systems supported by artificial intelligence will be promising in this regard."

The official said that the Mecca Agreement "is not an alternative or competing structure to NATO. It is assessed as a mechanism that complements the international security architecture and contributes to the regional security and stability. As the mechanism develops, the participation of other countries in it may be considered if the necessary consensus is found."