Deals signed by Trump, Tamim means trade worth at least $1.2tr

Qatar signed a deal on Wednesday to purchase jets from US manufacturer Boeing for Qatar Airways during Trump's visit to the Gulf Arab country.

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US President Donald Trump said the deal was worth $200 billion and included 160 jets.

Trump and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim Al Thani witnessed the signing ceremony in Doha.

The deal was announced during Trump's second stop on a tour of Gulf states after he struck a string of deals with Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.

Trump said Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg told him at the signing ceremony that "it's the largest order of jets in the history of Boeing, that's good."

Trump added: "It's over $200 billion but 160 in terms of the jets, that's fantastic. So that's a record, Kelly, and congratulations to Boeing. Get those planes out there, get them out there."

Agreements signed by Trump and Sheikh Tamim on Wednesday will "generate an economic exchange worth at least $1.2 trillion," the White House said in a fact sheet summarising some of the deals' details.

"The agreements include a $96 billion deal with Qatar Airways to buy up to 210 Boeing 787 Dreamliner and 777X airplanes with GE Aerospace engines," the fact sheet said.

They also include a statement of intent that could lead to $38 billion in investments at Qatar's Al Udeid Air Base and other air defence and maritime security capabilities, it said.

Earlier in the day Trump arrived on Wednesday in Qatar, where he was greeted by the country's emir, Sheikh Tamim, as he kicked off the second leg of his three-nation Middle East tour this week.