Martin urges EU to support Palestine

THE European Union should enhance its relations with the Palestinian Authority and increase support for Palestinian statehood, Foreign Minister Micheál Martin will tell his fellow EU Foreign Ministers today.

A revised EU action strategy for peace in the Middle East will be considered by the Foreign Ministers at their meeting in Brussels today which will also consider a letter signed by Mr Martin and his Cypriot colleague, Markos Kyprianou.

In their letter they call for structured and regular dialogue with the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO).