Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at 12:06 pm

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Incoming Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei will keep his country’s embassy in Israel in the city of Yerushalayim, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday, confirming the move made by his predecessor following pressure by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Giammattei, a conservative former surgeon and ex-prison chief who will be sworn in later in the day to a four-year term, also plans to designate Iran-backed Lebanese Shi’ite group Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.

Hezbollah, a heavily armed outfit which fought two wars with Israel and regularly threatens another, has been designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S. government.