Dendias meets Palestinian premier

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias met with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh amid a visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories on Tuesday.

In a tweet, Dendias said the two discussed “developments in the region.”

Dendias, the first official of an EU member-state to visit the region after the start of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, will also participate in urgent video talks between European Union foreign ministers on developments in the region.