The United States and the UAE continue to strengthen their collaboration on artificial intelligence through the Pax Silica initiative, a growing international effort to advance trusted AI infrastructure and resilient technology supply chains. At the second Pax Silica Summit in Washington, D.C., a UAE delegation led by H.E. Saeed Al Hajeri, Assistant Minister for Economic and Trade Affairs, joined government and industry leaders to discuss closer cooperation across the technologies underpinning the global AI economy.

The summit concluded with a Joint Statement on AI Opportunities endorsed by 35 countries, reaffirming a shared commitment to secure, resilient, and innovation-driven AI ecosystems. Discussions focused on strengthening collaboration across strategic sectors including semiconductors, energy, advanced manufacturing, data infrastructure, and critical minerals.

Why This Matters

The Pax Silica initiative reflects the accelerating pace of the US–UAE AI partnership as both countries work together to build the trusted infrastructure supporting the next generation of artificial intelligence. Building on recent cooperation in semiconductors, AI infrastructure, and digital investment, the initiative expands collaboration beyond individual projects to the broader ecosystems and supply chains that will shape long-term AI competitiveness. As demand for trusted compute, energy, and digital infrastructure continues to grow, the UAE is reinforcing its role as a strategic partner in advancing America's AI ambitions.

"The UAE and the US have built a solid strategic partnership grounded in a shared vision and leading ambitions; Pax Silica represents a practical framework where that ambition is translated into reality. The UAE is proud to be among the first in the Gulf stated to join this initiative, and reaffirms its unwavering commitment to supporting its success: through investments, shared projects, and reinforcing the trust we have built over more than 50 years of partnership with the US." – HE Saeed Al Hajeri, Assistant Minister for Economic and Trade Affairs, UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs.