The South Pacific island nation of Fiji has approved plans to inaugurate an embassy in Jerusalem later this year, the country’s deputy prime minister said on Wednesday.

“We are absolutely excited about coming to Jerusalem and we most definitely will be there this year,” Deputy Prime Minister Viliame Gavoka told JNS in a telephone interview.

He said that the initiative—which was originally planned for last year but got delayed by the war against Hamas in Gaza—was approved by the country’s Cabinet on Tuesday.