RIYADH — Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman said Monday that the Makkah Alliance for Defense had agreed to activate collective deterrence measures in response to recent attacks against Saudi Arabia and the holy sites.“The Emergency Meeting of the Strategic Political and Defense Committee under the Makkah Alliance for Defense reaffirmed the solidarity and unity of our countries in confronting the heinous attacks against the Kingdom and the holy sites,” Prince Khalid said on X.“The committee agreed to activate collective deterrence measures within the framework of the Alliance in response to the attacks and all those responsible for them,” he added.His remarks followed an emergency meeting of the alliance’s Strategic Political and Defense Committee in Riyadh, bringing together Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye.Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said after the meeting that the three countries discussed what support could be provided for Saudi Arabia’s defense.“We discussed in detail what kind of support could be provided for Saudi Arabia’s defense and, on the other hand, what could be done to resolve the issue peacefully and through dialogue,” Fidan said.He said Saudi Arabia had taken a “very constructive approach” and that Türkiye had shared its views during the talks.Fidan also said work to establish the alliance’s institutional structure had reached its final stages. The meeting addressed the structure of its secretariat as well as military, operational and technical matters.The committee appointed retired Pakistani Lt. Gen. Nauman Mahmood as the alliance’s first secretary-general for a three-year term.