Riyadh to Host Mecca Agreement Talks as Yemen Announces Offensive Against Houthis

A committee under the Mecca Agreement for mutual defence between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan is scheduled to hold talks in Riyadh on Monday, according to Turkey’s Foreign Ministry.

Senior Turkish officials will attend the meeting in the Saudi capital. The ministry’s statement did not provide further details on the agenda.

The talks come after Rashad al-Alimi, chairman of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, announced on Sunday the start of a large-scale military operation against the Houthi group, also known as Ansar Allah.

Al-Alimi said the operation aims to regain control of territory held by the group. No specific locations or details of military advances were provided in the announcement.

The statements did not establish a link between the Riyadh committee meeting and the Yemeni military operation.