Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar on Tuesday attended the opening of Israel’s new embassy in Fiji’s capital, Suva, 30 years after the previous one was closed.
‘Together with [Police] Minister Ioane Naivalurua, we signed agreements on national security cooperation and diplomatic training,’ Sa’ar wrote [on X/Twitter].
The embassy opening follows Fiji’s own decision to open an embassy in Jerusalem.
The embassy will also serve nine other countries in the region, the Foreign Ministry noted.
Israel has full diplomatic relations with various other Pacific Island states, including Micronesia, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu, as well as non-UN member states, the Cook Islands and Niue.
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Fiji and the UAE established diplomatic relations in 2010, with Fiji opening its mission in Abu Dhabi in 2012.
‘The proposed mission will be the first diplomatic presence from the Gulf region in Fiji, with expected accreditation across the wider Oceania region,’ the government said.
‘The establishment of the UAE embassy will strengthen bilateral cooperation in areas such as renewable energy, climate resilience, trade and investment, education, and development assistance, while reinforcing Fiji’s role as a regional diplomatic hub in the Pacific.’ ‘