Faith, trade behind Papua New Guinea’s Jerusalem embassy

Papua New Guinea will join a handful of countries to open an embassy in Jerusalem, a decision long sought by pro-Israel church groups in the deeply Christian Pacific nation, and as Prime Minister James Marape seeks to boost foreign investment. Marape has pledged to voters to make Papua New Guinea (PNG), a resource-rich but largely undeveloped nation north of Australia, the "richest black Christian nation". He previously told parliament Israel was important because of its agriculture technology, however church groups have long lobbied for a Jerusalem embassy.