Why is Syria considering joining the Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan defence pact?

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Analyst says the move is a bargaining chip with Israel and doubts Syria will become the pact’s fourth member soon Syria is considering joining the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, a mutual defence pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said on Saturday. "Discussions are currently under way to evaluate Syria's entry into the Mecca alliance," al-Shaibani said during a session on regional security at the Manama Dialogue conference in Bahrain. He desc