Question- Which of the following countries has decided to move its embassy to Tel Aviv in Israel by the end of May?
(a) India
(b) Sweden
(c) Paraguay
(d) Norway
North- (c)
Related Facts
- On 7th May 2018, According to Foreign Ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon, Paraguay Israel at the end of May will transfer his embassy located in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
- Paraguay is the third country in the world to transfer its embassy to Jerusalem.
- Earlier, America and Guatemala have announced their move to relocate to Jerusalem.
- America moved its embassy to Jerusalem on May 14th, 2018, and two days later, Guatemala also moved to its embassy here.
- In 2002, Israel closed its embassy located in Ascension of Paraguay due to its budgetary views, which resulted in Paraguay’s closure of its embassy located in Tel Aviv.
- Paraguay re-opened its embassy office in Israel in 2014, and Israel reopened its embassy in Paraguay in 2015.