"No Nuclear Ambition": Saudi Official On Defence Pact With Pakistan, Turkey

A Saudi official said Friday that the joint defence pact signed with Turkey and Pakistan was not linked to "any nuclear ambitions" and was not a threat to any country in the region."The agreement does not represent an effort to establish a military axis or a sectarian bloc. Nor is it linked to any nuclear ambitions or arms race, rather it is focused on building sustainable capabilities," said Deputy Minister for Public Diplomacy Rayed Krimly in a post on X.He said the deal "does not constitute a threat to the security of any country in the region, nor does it represent an escalation of tensions between any two states".(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)