Pakistan, Turkiye, Egypt and Saudi Arabia are quietly but steadily moving towards formalising a new quadrilateral framework, as rapid developments in the Middle East push key regional players to coordinate more closely on diplomacy and security.
Officials stopped short of calling it an alliance, the pace and frequency of engagements suggest that the four-country forum is evolving into a structured grouping aimed at shaping outcomes in a volatile region.
The latest step came , when senior officials from the four countries met in Islamabad following up on earlier consultations between their foreign ministers.
Pakistan’s delegation at the senior officials meeting was led by Ambassador Tahir Andrabi, Additional Foreign Secretary and Spokesperson. The Turkish side was headed by Ambassador Musa Kulaklikaya, Deputy Foreign Minister, Egypt was represented by Ambassador Nazih El Naggari, Assistant Foreign Minister while the Saudi delegation was led by Prince Dr Abdullah bin Khalid bin Saud Al-Kabeer AlSaud, Director General at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The meeting, hosted by Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, brought together top diplomats to firm up proposals that will now be presented at the upcoming foreign ministers’ meeting in Antalya on April 17, on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum.Pakistan moves toward quad framework
The consultations come against the backdrop of heightened regional instability, particularly the recent Iran-US military escalation, which has upended diplomatic calculations and triggered urgent backchannel efforts to prevent further spillover.
