Trump and Qatar Emir signed an economic exchange agreements worth $ 1.2 trillion, including large aviation and defense investments.
US President Donald Trump and Cathar Emir Tami Bin Hamad Oáli on Wednesday in Doha signed agreements to bring economic exchange between their countries worth at least $ 1.2 trillion. This was announced by the White House, TASR reports according to Sky News report.
Among the signed agreements is the purchase contract of 210 aircraft Boeing 787 Dreamliner and 777x and aircraft engines General Electric Aerospace by Qatar Airways worth approximately $ 96 billion.
The American company Parsons focused on defense, intelligence and infrastructure technologies has won 30 billion dollars in Qatar, according to the White House.
The US and Qatar have also signed a statement on the intention to further strengthen their partnership in a military area, which includes potential investments of more than $ 38 billion in the Qatar Air Base Al-UDAJD and other air defense and sea security capabilities.
“These breakthrough agreements will be the driving force of innovation and prosperity for generations, strengthen American production and leading position in the field of technology and direct America to a new golden age,” the White House statement said.
According to AFP, US and Qatar’s relations are currently in attention because Doha offered Trump a luxury aircraft worth $ 400 million that it could use as the new Air Force One presidential special and then for personal purposes.
Trump is currently on his foreign trip to the Gulf countries. Previously, on Tuesday, during a visit to Saudi Arabia, he signed a commitment with the local Prince Muhammad Bin Salman that Riyadh would invest $ 600 billion in the United States. This package also includes an agreement to sell weapons for almost $ 142 billion.
