UAE President heading for Washington to meet with Biden
Diplomatic adviser says U.S. visit will focus on strengthening business ties, surveying advances in technology and artificial intelligence
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed met U.S. President Joe Biden at 2022 GCC summit in Jeddah (Photo: White House)
When UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed visits the White House next week, advisers say his focus will be on economic and technology ties, though dipping into the geopolitical conflicts wracking the Middle East is inevitable.
The Emirati leader’s meeting with President Joe Biden will be his first in Washington since assuming the UAE Presidency in May 2022. The two also met at the 2023 G20 summit in New Delhi and in Jeddah the previous year.
Dr. Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to Sheikh Mohammed, said during a briefing in Dubai that the trip, which starts Monday, will be concentrated on economic relations and how to “realign our relationship with America for the next 10 years,” The National reports.
“The main purpose of the visit, from an Emirati perspective, is investing in our future, and that’s through an economic lens and through a real realignment with what’s happening in AI and in technology,” Gargash said.