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ABU DHABI: President Donald Trump on Thursday pledged to strengthen US ties to the United Arab Emirates on a visit to the Gulf state that is expected to deepen cooperation on artificial intelligence.
Trump began a visit to the UAE on the latest stage of a tour of Gulf states after hailing plans by Doha to invest $10 billion in a US military facility during a trip to Qatar.
鈥淚 have absolutely no doubt that the relationship will only get bigger and better,鈥� Trump said in a meeting with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
鈥淵our wonderful brother came to Washington a few weeks ago and he told us about your generous statement as to the 1.4 trillion,鈥� Trump said, referring to a UAE pledge to invest $1.4 trillion in the US over 10 years.
Trump was referring to Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikh Mohamed鈥檚 brother and the UAE鈥檚 national security adviser and chairman of two of Abu Dhabi鈥檚 sovereign wealth funds.
鈥淎nd all I can say is thank you very much,鈥� Trump added. 鈥淲e will work very hard to deserve it.鈥�
Sheikh Mohamed told Trump the UAE was 鈥渒een to continue and strengthen this friendship for the benefit of the two countries and peoples,鈥� adding to Trump: 鈥測our presence here today, your excellency, the president, confirms that this keenness is mutual.鈥�
Before his departure for the UAE, Trump said in a speech to US troops at the Al Udeid Air Base southwest of Doha that defense purchases signed by Qatar on Wednesday are worth $42 billion.
He was met at the airport in Abu Dhabi by Sheikh Mohamed, and the two leaders visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, its white minarets and domes, impressive in the late-afternoon light.
鈥淚t is so beautiful,鈥� Trump told reporters inside the mosque, which he said had been closed for the day.
鈥淔irst time they closed it. It鈥檚 in honor of the United States. Better than in honor of me. Let鈥檚 give it to the country. That鈥檚 a great tribute.鈥�
The UAE鈥檚 leaders want the US help to make their Gulf nation a global leader in artificial intelligence.
The US has a preliminary agreement with the UAE to allow it to import 500,000 of Nvidia鈥檚 most advanced AI chips a year, starting this year, Reuters reported on Wednesday.
The deal would boost the UAE鈥檚 construction of data centers vital to developing artificial intelligence models. 
At the presidential palace, Trump and Sheikh Mohamed could be seen in TV footage in conversation with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.
Trump said he would probably return to Washington on Friday after a regional trip that began on Tuesday, although he said it was 鈥渁lmost destination unknown 鈥� because they鈥檒l be getting calls 鈥榗ould you be here? Could you be there?鈥欌€�
Trump had hinted that he could stop in Istanbul for talks on Ukraine.
The two countries have finalized a technology framework agreement that was expected to be signed later on Thursday, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
The agreement requires commitments on both sides to the security of technology, the source said, without immediately providing details.