ANKARA, Nov 4 (Reuters) – Turkey’s parliament is set on Wednesday to ratifya defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan that includes a collective defence clause, committing NATO’s second-largest army to Riyadh’s defence as it faces attacks by Yemen’s Iran-backedHouthis.
Ratification gives Ankara a formal mutual defence obligation toward Saudi Arabia, but it does not on its own send Turkish forces there. Deploying military personnel would require a separate mandate from parliament.
