Solana held secret talks with Hamas

Javier Solana, the EU's foreign policy chief, has held secret talks with the Palestinian militant group Hamas, according to the BBC.

Hamas is listed as a terror organisation by the EU.

Mr Solana told the BBC that that he had the meeting some months ago, without saying with whom it was.

He said the meeting came at a time when there seemed to be an opportunity to push for progress.

Mr Solana's move is likely to cause controversy with some fearing that such a meeting ma...