Guatemala announces transfer of its embassy from Israel to Jerusalem

Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales followed suit with his American counterpart Donald Trump on Sunday to announce the transfer to Jerusalem of his country's embassy in Israel.

Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales followed suit with his US counterpart Donald Trump on Sunday to announce the transfer to Jerusalem of his country's embassy in Israel, despite a vote of condemnation by the UN General Assembly .

"I gave instructions to the Minister (of Foreign Affairs, Sandra Jovel) to initiate the steps" to implement this decision, wrote the president on his Twitter account, a message broadcast by his press service.

First head of state to make a similar decision to that of Donald Trump, President Morales reported on the social networks of a telephone interview he had had before with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.