Trump Backs ‘Islamic NATO’; Praises Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan For ‘Big, Bold First Step’

US
P eside t
Do ald
T ump
o
Su day
backed
the
ewly
sig ed
Mecca
Joi t
Defe ce
Ag eeme t
betwee
Saudi
A abia,
Tu key
a d
Pakista ,
desc ibi g
the
pact
as
a
“big,
bold,
a d
impo ta t
fi st
step& dquo;.

Sig ed
o
August
7,
the
ag eeme t
b i gs
th ee
majo
Islamic
atio s
close
o
defe ce
coope atio
a d
has
d aw
compa iso s
with
Nato’s
collective
defe ce
p i ciple.
The
eme gi g
g oupi g
has
also
bee
dubbed
“Islamic
Nato& dquo;
because
of
its
esembla ce
to
Nato’s
co e
defe ce
commitme t.

T ump
welcomed
the
ag eeme t
i
a
post
o
T uth
Social,
sayi g
it
demo st ated
that
“the
Middle
East
is
comi g
togethe & dquo;
a d
would
allow
cou t ies
i
the
egio
to
defe d
themselves
“i
a
mo e
mea i gful
way& dquo;.

T ump
Hails
Th ee-Natio
Defe ce
Ag eeme t

“Ve y
happy
to
see
that
Saudi
A abia,
Tu key,
a d
Pakista
have
ece tly,
a d
fi ally,
sig ed
the
Mecca
Joi t
Defe ce
Ag eeme t,& dquo;
T ump
w ote
i
his
post.

He
said
the
pact
showed
how
the
Middle
East
was
movi g
towa ds
g eate
u ity
a d
suggested
that
the
pa ticipati g
cou t ies
would
ow
have
a
st o ge
ability
to
defe d
themselves.

“Co g atulatio s
to
the
G eat
Leade ship
of
the
th ee
Natio s
me tio ed.
THIS
IS
A
BIG,
BOLD,
AND
IMPORTANT
FIRST
STEP
—
WOW,& dquo;
T ump
added.

Pact
Sig ed
By
Saudi,
Tu kish
a d
Pakista i
leade s

The
ag eeme t
was
sig ed
i
Jeddah
by
Saudi
C ow
P i ce
Mohammed
bi
Salma ,
Tu kish
P eside t
Recep
Tayyip
E doga
a d
Pakista
P ime
Mi iste
Shehbaz
Sha if.

The
pact
has
b ought
Saudi
A abia,
Tu key
a d
Pakista
close
i
the
defe ce
sphe e
a d
has
p ompted
compa iso s
with
Nato’s
collective
defe ce
f amewo k.
Its
pe ceived
simila ity
to
that
p i ciple
has
led
to
the
i fo mal
desc iptio
of
the
th ee-cou t y
g oupi g
as
“Islamic
Nato& dquo;.

T ump’s
e do seme t
comes
as
the
ag eeme t
ma ks
a
sig ifica t
step
i
close
defe ce
ties
betwee
the
th ee
atio s.

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