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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Talek Harris

UAE Leader Seeks To Deepen 'Strategic' Ties In US Visit During Mideast Crisis

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will be the first sitting UAE president to make an official visit to Washington (Credit: AFP)

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan is due Monday in Washington for a first official visit at a time of soaring tensions in the Middle East, seeking to highlight economic and technological cooperation.

Presidential advisor Anwar Gargash said the Emiratis, who want to reorient their economy away from oil and towards new technologies such as AI, were thinking "economy first, prosperity first" in their "strategic relationship" with the United States.

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