President Erdogan: Mecca Agreement is a Product of Peace-Based Strategic Will

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made statements about the Mecca Agreement and regional developments. Erdogan emphasized that the agreement is a product of a strategic will that prioritizes peace, stability, solidarity, and collective deterrence. Stating that the region's problems should be solved by the region's actors, President Erdogan said, 'The Mecca Collective Defense Agreement is a product of a strategic will that prioritizes peace, stability, solidarity, and collective deterrence, not a bloc targeting any country.' Highlighting Turkey's strong will and inclusive vision in the region, Erdogan stated, 'The region's problems should be solved by the region's own actors.' Erdogan stated that the Mecca Agreement is open to all brotherly countries, and emphasized that Turkey advocates for a regional order that respects sovereignty and territorial integrity, and where security, development, and prosperity are strengthened together, from the Gulf to the Strait of Hormuz, and from Lebanon to Syria.