Tuesday's event:

His Majesty was hosted by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and its Secretary General Houlin Zhao at their Head Quarters in Switzerland during his stay in Geneva.

Accompanying The King was his eldest daughter Minister of ICT HRH Princess Sikhanyiso and members of other members of government.

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Mr. Zhao briefed His Majesty about the work of ITU, which was founded in 1865 to facilitate international connectivity in communications networks.

His Majesty the King appreciated the visit and applauded the organisation for the work it does in connecting the world.

He also urged a continued close working relationship between the organisation and the kingdom's ICT sector, which is aspiring to provide a world class telecommunications infrastructure that would facilitate her aspirations to attain developed status.

He noted that the world had evolved and was moving into the 4th Industrial Revolution where connectivity that facilitates the success of telemedicine, e-commerce, e-learning, and many other inventions that require a high level telecommunications infrastructure.

Later in the day, His Majesty visited the headquarters of the World Trade organisation (WTO), where he was received by the Director General Roberto Azavedo.

They both held bilater discussions on the work of the WTO and general trade issues affecting the globe, including Eswatini’s bid to host the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCTA) Secretariat. The primary purpose of the WTO is to open trade for the benefit of all.

The WTO chief said his organisation was willing to support capacitate the kingdom on trade issues, while His Majesty acknowledged the role of WTO in ensuring fairness in trade as this had a huge bearing on the economies of countries, particularly those of smaller size.