Mecca pact committee to meet in Riyadh on Monday, Turkey says

Mecca pact committee to meet in Riyadh on Monday, Turkey says A committee of the Mecca defence pact between Turkey , Saudi Arabia , and Pakistan will hold talks in Riyadh on Monday, the Turkish foreign ministry said on Sunday. "The meeting will address recent developments in the region and the stage reached in the Alliance’s institutionalisation efforts," the Turkish statement said. Pakistan's foreign minister said on Friday that Iran had suggested engaging Yemen 's Houthis politically after attacks by the group, an idea that the Mecca defence pact committee would discuss at a meeting in…