Rubio discusses AI investment, Gaza in call with UAE president: State Dept

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Tuesday, a State Department spokesperson said in a statement.

Rubio expressed a desire for further bilateral cooperation and investment, including in artificial intelligence and frontier technologies, spokesperson Tammy Bruce said in the statement.

The pair also discussed the Gaza ceasefire agreement, and Rubio thanked the president for humanitarian assistance the UAE has provided to the war-ravaged territory, according to the statement.