DOHA, May 14 (Reuters) - State carrier Qatar Airways

signed a deal on Wednesday to purchase jets from U.S.

manufacturer Boeing ( BA ) during President Donald Trump's visit to the

Gulf Arab country.

Trump said the deal was worth $200 billion and included 160

jets. Trump and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani

witnessed the signing ceremony in Doha.

The deal was signed 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 ( BA ) CEO Kelly Ortberg, who signed the deal

with Qatar Airways CEO Badr Mohammed Al-Meer next to Trump and

the Qatari emir, told him "it's the largest order of jets in the

history of Boeing ( BA ), 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 ( BA ). Get those planes out there, get them

out there."

It's not clear which Boeing ( BA ) aircraft models would be part of

the deal and whether the orders from Qatar are firm, which

require a deposit and several contractual obligations, or are

options.

Boeing ( BA ) no longer issues catalogue prices but based on the

most recent published value for its most expensive jet, the

777X, a deal for 160 of the long-range aircraft would be worth

some $70 billion. Aviation analysts say that airlines typically

get large discounts for bulk deals.

Boeing ( BA ) was not immediately available for comment. Qatar

Airways did not immediately respond to a request for

clarification or comment.

(Reporting by Andrew Mills; additional reporting by Allison

Lampert in Montreal and Tim Hepher in Paris; writing by Federico

Maccioni and Yousef Saba; editing by Mark Heinrich and Ros

Russell)