Honduras is set to open an embassy in Jerusalem at the end of June. President Juan Orlando Hernández Alvarado is scheduled to arrive in Israel on June 23rd for an official visit.
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The Honduran president promised to inaugurate an embassy in the capital at an AIPAC conference in 2019, and two and a half years later, he delivers.
The delay was caused by the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic and the political crisis in Israel. Hernandez's term is slated to end in the upcoming fall, which is why he decided to visit the Jewish state now, despite the political crisis.
In turn, Israel will open an embassy in the capital of Honduras, Tegucigalpa. Eldad Golan, who is the designated ambassador to the Central American country, is expected to become the full-fledged envoy once Israel no longer has a transitional government.
Three other countries already have embassies in Jerusalem – the United States, Guatemala and Kosovo.
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