Baghdad: The Pakistani Foreign Ministry confirmed that the mutual strategic defense agreement signed between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia will not be used to threaten any other country.

According to National Iraqi News Agency, Pakistani Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan described the agreement as “a milestone in strengthening regional and global peace and security,” stating: “The agreement is defensive in nature and is not directed against any third country.”

He added, in a press conference: “Defense cooperation between Islamabad and Riyadh has been a fundamental pillar of relations between the two countries since the 1960s, and the agreement formalizes this decades-long partnership.”

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman signed the strategic defense agreement between their two countries last Wednesday at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh, which stipulates that any aggression against either of them will be considered an attack on both countries.