Paraguay formally opened its new Jerusalem embassy in Israel in a ceremony attended by President Santiago Pea and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, following a back-and-forth struggle over the diplomatic seat that kicked off in 2018, Reuters reports.

The South American nation’s embassy had for decades been located in the coastal Israeli city of Tel Aviv, but in 2018 former President Horacio Cartes ordered its move to Jerusalem. Months later, the facility was moved back to Tel Aviv after an abrupt reversal announced by Cartes’ successor, Mario Abdo.

“This step symbolises our commitment to shared values and the strengthening of the ties that build a future of peace, development and mutual understanding,” Pea said at the new embassy’s opening ceremony.

The president did not refer to Israel’s offensive in Gaza or its other recent military operations in Lebanon or Syria.