The prime minister of Fiji is expected to propose for government approval this week the establishment of an embassy in Jerusalem.
Fijian leader Sitiveni Rabuka confirmed the move during a recent meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.
Six countries currently have their embassies in Israel’s capital: the United States, Guatemala, Honduras, Kosovo, Paraguay and Papua New Guinea.
Then-President Donald Trump’s decision to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem in 2018 set the stage for other countries to follow suit.
During his trip to Munich, Sa’ar also met with Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi. He emphasized to the Chinese diplomat the need for a more balanced Chinese foreign policy regarding the Middle East, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the necessity of increasing economic pressure on Iran.
Sa’ar discussed with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar the implementation of Trump’s vision for connecting Asia, Europe and the United States through Israel, along with the challenges posed by attacks on international trade routes by the Houthis and Iran.
On Thursday, Trump announced plans for a major trade corridor connecting India, Israel, Italy and the United States, an ambitious project that aims to reshape global trade with extensive investments in ports, railways and undersea cables.
Additionally, Sa’ar met in Germany with French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot to discuss the ceasefire on Israel’s northern border and developments in Lebanon and Syria, and with Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly, who agreed to his request to work toward the renewal of direct flights from Canada to Israel.
Sa’ar met with a long list of counterparts and world leaders, including the prime minister of Muslim-majority Albania, the exiled elected president of Venezuela and the foreign ministers of Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Bulgaria.
