{"id":6885,"date":"2026-09-26T03:17:44","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T03:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6885"},"modified":"2026-09-26T03:17:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T03:17:47","slug":"saudi-defence-minister-field-marshal-asim-munir-discuss-joint-response-under-makkah-defence-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6885","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Defence Minister, Field Marshal Asim Munir Discuss Joint Response Under Makkah Defence Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>RIYADH: Saudi Arabia\u2019s Minister of Defence Prince Khalid bin Salman said he met with Pakistan\u2019s Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces, Field Marshal Asim Munir, to discuss the outcomes of the meeting of the Chiefs of Staff of countries participating in the Makkah Agreement for Joint Defence.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement, Prince Khalid bin Salman said the two sides commended the outcomes of the Chiefs of Staff meeting and discussed the attacks targeting Makkah Al-Mukarramah, as well as civilian and economic facilities in the Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said Saudi Arabia and Pakistan reaffirmed their commitment to continuing joint efforts to confront such attacks in accordance with the Makkah Agreement for Joint Defence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Met with Pakistan\u2019s Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defense Forces, Field Marshal Asim Munir. 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