Fiji has decided to open an embassy in Jerusalem, the Pacific country’s Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday.

“Necessary risk assessments will be undertaken by the [Ministry of Foreign Affairs] and the Ministry of Defence, in consultation with relevant agencies, prior to and during the establishment process,” wrote the Fijian Foreign Ministry on X.

Currently, six countries have embassies in Jerusalem — the US, Guatemala, Honduras, Kosovo, Papua New Guinea and Paraguay.

Last week in Munich, Fiji’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sitinevi Rabuka told Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar that he will bring to his government this week his proposal to move the Fijian embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, according to Sa’ar’s office.

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