Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Dar said at a press briefing in Islamabad on the 2nd that the Mecca Defense Alliance Strategic Political and Defense Committee will hold an emergency meeting next week in Riyadh. Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan will discuss possible political contact with Yemen’s Houthi movement; Dar said the proposal was put forward by Iran, which wants a rapid resolution, and that it exists only as a verbal understanding between him and Iranian foreign mini

Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Dar said at a press briefing in Islamabad on the 2nd that the Mecca Defense Alliance Strategic Political and Defense Committee will hold an emergency meeting next week in Riyadh. Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan will discuss possible political contact with Yemen’s Houthi movement; Dar said the proposal was put forward by Iran, which wants a rapid resolution, and that it exists only as a verbal understanding between him and Iranian foreign minister Alaghezi rather than as a formal written text. He added Pakistan has briefed Iran on the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement and on how Pakistan would implement it.