The visit of the President of the United States Donald Trump to the United Arab Emirates, who marks almost half a century of robust and evolving diplomatic relations and underlines a crucial moment in the permanent strategic partnership between the two nations.
The visit is strategically designed to deepen bilateral cooperation in a spectrum of vital sectors, which annoys the mutual ambitions of the two countries for development and shared prosperity. This important occasion is further contexualized by the position of the VAE as the Forte trading partner of the United States in the Middle East and North Africa, as reported by the Ministry of Economy.
White House Pers Secretary Karoline Leavitt described the visit to “Historical Return to the Middle East”. Analysts regard Trump’s choice for the Golf as his first stop as a redavery of the crucial role of the region in various domains.
Bilateral diplomatic relations were established shortly after the formation of the VAE in 1971, in which the VAE ambassade in Washington was inaugurated in 1974, followed by the opening of the US embassy in Abu Dhabi in the same year.
The cooperation of the VAE –US includes several areas, the most notbo development, politics, safety, economy, trade, soldiers and partnerships associated with the Abraham agreements.
The two countries have successfully laid strong foundation for long-term economic cooperation and forged innovative partnerships in emerging areas such as artificial intelligence, food security, clean energy, space exploration and other priority areas in science, education, education and culture.
Economic Relations
The VAE and the US enjoy privileged economic and investment relationships. According to the Ministry of the Economy of the VAE, non-oil-country trade between the two countries was $ 32.8 billion in 2024. The US 2024.
The VAE is also an important investor in the United States, with investments estimated at $ 1 trillion, spanning sectors such as trade, aviation, production, energy, advanced technology and artificial intelligence.
Artificial intelligence
Collaboration between the VAE and the US in AI has been remarkable progress, driven by a strategic vision aimed at promoting innovation and expanding digital infrastructure, in accordance with the use of AI technologies to shape the future of humanity.
In 2024, the two countries signed multiple partnership and investment agreements in technology and AI. In April 2024, G42, the leading AI technology holding of the VAE, and Microsoft announced a strategic investment of $ 1.5 billion from Microsoft in G42.
In June 2024, World Wide Technology, a leading American technical integrator, signed a strategic agreement with NXT-Global to set up and develop the first AI Integration Center in Masdar City.
In September 2024, the VAE and the US announced framework that promote AI cooperation.
In February, G42 and Microsoft launched the ‘Responsible AI Foundation’, the first of its kind in the middle, aimed at promoting responsible for the standards and best practices in the Middle East and Global South.
Various agreements were announced in March. Blackrock, Global Infrastructure Partners, Microsoft and MGX-A leader in the VAE in supporting and accelerating AI and advanced technical development-responsible for the recording of NVIDIA and XAI in the Global Partnership for AI Infrastructure Investment, which you have since renamed ‘Partnership’).
The partnership is intended to collect $ 30 billion in capital from investors, assets owners and companies, who in turn will mobilize up to $ 100 billion in total investment potential when it records.
In addition, the investment company “ADQ” of the VAE and used Energy Capital Partners-the largest private company in power generation and renewable energy-I started 50/50 Joint Venture to invest $ 25 billion in new projects for power generation in the US.
Space sector
The launch of the ‘Hope Probe’ in 2021 strengthened the scientific cooperation in the exploration of space with the US, remarkably through a new mission to the asteroid belt in collaboration with the University of Colorado Boulder.
Moreover, the VAE play a key role in the Lunar Gateway project of NASA, where it will develop into Crew and Scientist Airlock module. The VAE is also planning to send his first astronaut to Lunar Orbit. The module, of vital importance for Astronaut’s safety and mission activities, is planned for launch by 2030.
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