EU ministers urge U.S. to reconsider visa ban on Palestinian officials

European Union (EU) foreign ministers met in Copenhagen on Saturday, and they unanimously urged the United States to reconsider its recent decision to deny entry visas to Palestinian officials. The U.S. Department of State said Friday in a statement that it is "denying and revoking visas from members of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority ahead of the upcoming United Nations General Assembly.