WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will welcome United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to the White House on Monday for talks on issues ranging from the war in Gaza, Sudan and responsible artificial intelligence development.
White House spokesperson John Kirby said the visit would be the first-ever by a president of the Gulf Arab country to Washington, adding that Vice President Kamala Harris would meet separately with the UAE leader.
Discussions would also focus on climate, clean energy and UAE’s role as a partner in the Group of Seven’s global infrastructure partnership, Kirby told reporters.
The UAE presidential visit was also reported by the Emirati state news agency WAM on Wednesday.
WAM said the two leaders will explore opportunities to boost their countries’ partnership, particularly on the economy, investment, technology, artificial intelligence, space, renewable energy, climate action and sustainability solutions.
(Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt in Washington and Jaidaa Taha in Cairo, writing by Andrea Shalal; Editing by Alistair Bell)