In addition to the trade agreement, the two countries also launched strategic cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence (AI).
According to Reuters, after talks with the President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on May 15, US President Donald Trump confirmed that the two sides have signed a cooperation framework called the US-UAE AI Acceleration Partnership (US-UAE AI Acceleration Partnership).
Within this framework, both countries are committed to promoting research, development and application of AI technology, including the UAE importing up to 500,000 advanced AI chips from Nvidia each year. This is a major turning point, as the UAE has previously encountered limitations due to Washington's concerns about the possibility of technology leakage to China.
The agreement also includes UAE terms that will invest, build or sponsor data centers in the US with scale and power equivalent to the domestic infrastructure. In return, the UAE pledged to adjust the national security regulations to conform to the US standards, in order to ensure that the technology originating from the US is not illegally shifted. A new AI campus - expected to be the largest outside the United States - has also been opened by two leaders in the UAE.
President Trump stressed that US-UAE relations will continue to thrive, and he expressed his impression of the UAE's commitment to invest $1,400 billion in the US over the next 10 years - a plan given by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a UAE national security adviser.
Before arriving in the UAE, Mr. Trump visited Qatar, where he announced a $42 billion defense contract and received a commitment to invest $10 billion in a US military facility.
During his visit to the Gulf region, Trump also signed many major deals with other countries in the region, while promoting diplomatic activities, including efforts to lift sanctions on Syria and pave the way for nuclear negotiations with Iran.
