Marking almost half a century of robust and evolving diplomatic relations, the visit of the president of the United States Donald Trump to the United Arab Emirates underlines a fundamental moment in the lasting strategic association between the two nations.
The visit is strategically designed to deepen bilateral cooperation in a spectrum of vital sectors, advancing mutual aspirations of the two nations for shared development and prosperity. This is a significantly contextualized occasion for the position of the EAU as the main commercial partner of the United States in the Middle East and Africa of the North, as reported by the Ministry of Economy.
The White House Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, described the visit as a “historical return to the Middle East.” Analysts see Trump’s choice of the Gulf as their first stop once again as a reaffirmation of the critical role in the region in several domains.
Bilateral diplomatic relations were established shortly after the Formation of the EAU in 1971, with the Eau Embassy in Washington inaugurated in 1974, followed by the opening of the embassy in Abu Dhabi the same year.
The Cooperation of the USA
The two countries have successfully made strong foundations for long -term economic collaboration and forged innovative associations in emerging fields, such as artificial intelligence, food safety, clean energy, space exploration and OSOER priority areas.
Economic relations
The EAU and the United States enjoy the privileged economic and investment relations. According to the EAU Ministry of Economy, non -oil foreign trade between the two nations amounted to $ 32.8 billion in 2024. The United States was classified as the sixth World Commercial Partner of the EAU and the superior outside Asia, which represents 4 percent of the Non -Petroleum Trade of the EAU in 2024.
The EAU is also a great investor in the United States, with investments estimated at $ 1 billion, voltage sectors such as trade, aviation, manufacturing, energy, advanced technology and artificial intelligence.
Artificial intelligence
The collaboration between the EAU and the US has seen a remarkable progress, driven by a strategic vision focused on promoting innovation and expanding digital infrastructure, in line with the use of AI technologies to shape the future of humanity.
In 2024, the two nations signed multiple association and investment agreements in technology and IA. In April 2024, G42, the main artificial intelligence technology company in the EAU and Microsoft announced a strategic investment of $ 1.5 billion of Microsoft in G42.
In June 2024, World Wide Technology, a leading technological integrator in the United States, signed a strategic agreement with NXT-Global to establish and develop the first Integration Center of AI in the city of Mase.
In September 2024, the EAU and the United States announced the cooperation of AI of Promotion Marco.
In February, G42 and Microsoft launched the “Responsible AI Foundation”, the first of their children in the Middle East, aimed at the standards of promotion response and best practices in the Middle East and the Global South.
In March, several agreements were announced. Blackrock, Global Infrastructure Partners, Microsoft and the leader of MGX-A with headquarters in the EAU in the support and acceleration of AI and advanced technological development-they announced the inclusion of Nvidia and XAI in the global association for the infrast of AI, which hash hash (AIP).
The Association aims to raise $ 30 billion in investor capital, assets of assets and companies, which in turn will mobilize up to $ 100 billion in total investment potential by including the debt fine.
In addition, the investment firm of the EAU “ADQ” and Energy Capital Partners, based in the USA., The largest private firm in generation of renewable energy and energy entered a 50/50 joint company to invest $ 25 billion in new energy generation projects in the United States.
Space sector
The launch of the EAU of the ‘Research of Hope’ in 2021 reinforced scientific cooperation in space exploration with the United States, particularly through a new mission to the asteroid belt in collaboration with the University of Colorado Boulder.
Moreover, the EAU play a key role in the NASA Lunar Gateway project, where it will develop a crew and scientific air blocking module. The EAU also plan to send their first astronaut to the lunar orbit. The module, vital for the safety of astronauts and mission operations, is scheduled for launch by 2030.
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