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LONDON, Sept 15 (Reuters) – The United States and Britain plan to announce more than $10 billion in economic deals this week as part of U.S. President Donald Trump’s state visit, senior U.S. officials said on Monday.

The two governments are expected to seal a trade agreement with three pillars: a new science and technology partnership to strengthen the tech sectors of both countries, cooperation in civil nuclear power, and advances in defense technology cooperation, the officials said in a telephone briefing.

Several U.S. tech business leaders are expected to be in attendance for the state visit, the officials said.

Trump and first lady Melania Trump are to arrive late on Tuesday for talks with King Charles and Queen Camilla on Wednesday at Windsor Castle and a state dinner that evening.

Trump will meet British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday and they plan a joint news conference. Trump returns to Washington on Thursday night.

Trump is the first U.S. president to be invited to two state dinners by the British. His first was in 2019 during his first term.

The U.S. officials described agreements to come that would be heavy on economic cooperation between the two long-standing allies with at least $10 billion in deals expected.

“This visit gives the president the opportunity to strengthen ties with a particularly close partner and ally, while advancing mutual economic and foreign policy interests,” one of the U.S. officials said.

Reporting by Steve Holland and Bhargav Acharya. Editing by Mark Potter

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Based in Johannesburg, Bhargav reports on breaking news across Sub-Saharan Africa. He has covered several important stories on the continent, including former Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius’s parole and release, and the historic 2024 South African election. He was part of a team of reporters that Reuters named Journalists of the Year in 2023 in the Speed category for coverage of Africa. Previously he spent three years in India with Reuters’ Global News Monitoring team. He has a master’s degree in International Studies. When he’s not working, Bhargav likes to read and travel.

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