The White House said that US President Trump and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani signed agreements that would generate an economic exchange worth at least US dollar 1.2 trillion.
The agreements are said to include a US dollar 96 billion deal with Qatar Airways to buy up to 210 Boeing 787 Dreamliner and 777X aeroplanes and a statement of intent for US dollar 38 billion in investments at Qatar’s Al Udeid Airbase and other air defence capabilities.
A meeting is scheduled for later today of US, Turkish and Syrian officials to discuss details of Trump’s announced dropping of sanctions against Syria. Trump’s three-country tour of the Gulf state region will conclude in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday.