His Majesty King Abdullah II left Amman on Sunday heading for Libya on a few-hour visit during which he will meet with Libyan President Muammar Ghadafi at the outset of a tour that will include the United States, Japan and Singapore.



The tour comes within the active move and intensive efforts led by His Majesty to revive the peace process and put it back on its proper track, and support efforts that aim at restoring security and stability to Iraq.



King Abdullah's summit with US President George Bush on Monday will focus on these issues in addition to political developments in the Middle East and Jordanian-US ties.



His Majesty will also meet in Washington with a number of US administration officials and will deliver a speech at the World Affairs Council of North California and the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco.



In Japan, His Majesty will meet with Emperor Akihito and will discuss with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura Jordanian-Japanese ties and horizons of developing them in the economic and investment fields.



Jordan and Japan celebrated this year the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between them.



King Abdullah will also meet in Japan with parliamentary and economic figures as well as members of the Japanese business community.



During his visit to Singapore, His Majesty will hold talks with Singaporean President Sellapan Rama and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on bilateral ties and means of developing them in the various fields.



Talks will also cover regional and international developments, especially developments in the region.



King Abdullah is accompanied by an official delegation that includes Prime Minister Faisal Fayez, the King's Advisor for Security Affairs and Director of the Intelligence Department,
General Saad Kheir, the King's Advisor Akil Beltaji, Foreign Minister Dr. Hani Mulki and Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Dr. Basim Awadallah.



His Royal Highness Prince Faisal Bin Al Hussein was sworn as Regent in the presence of cabinet ministers.