His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday departed for Paris to participate in a high-level meeting on the Christchurch Call to Action to Eliminate Terrorist and Violent Extremist Content Online.

The international summit is hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

Ahead of the high-level meeting, King Abdullah and Prime Minister Ardern will co-chair a roundtable with executives and representatives of global tech companies to discuss the security challenges posed by extremists’ abuse of online and social media platforms and technology.

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah was sworn in as Regent, in the presence of Cabinet members.