European Union (EU) foreign ministers met in Copenhagen on Saturday and unanimously called on the United States to reconsider its recent decision to deny entry visas to Palestinian officials.
The US State Department said in a statement on Friday that it is denying and revoking visas to members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority (PA) ahead of the upcoming UN General Assembly.
The meeting also discussed the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza, but participants were deeply divided on whether to impose further sanctions against Israel.
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told a press conference that while member states generally agree on the gravity of the situation, no consensus has been reached on concrete measures.
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, who chaired the meeting, said a growing number of member states believe Israel is unlikely to change course without stronger pressure.
Demonstrators gathered outside the meeting point to call on Denmark and the EU to take stronger action on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
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