Brussels, March 21 (NNN-KUNA) A spokesperson for EU Commissioner for External Relations Beneta Ferrero-Waldner has said the EU has not taken a final position on the new Palestinian government up till now.

Emma Udwin told Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) by phone here Tuesday that the EU was still assessing the situation, so it needed enough time to take a final decision on the new Palestinian national unity government.

During her recent visit to the Middle East region, the EU commissioner for external relations met the new Palestinian foreign, finance and information ministers, vowing that they would meet the Quartet's conditions and terms, she said.

During an extraordinary meeting of the EU foreign ministers to be held in Germany in late April, they would mull over a European uniform position on the new Palestinian government, she said.

The EU is now split over the new Palestinian national unity government. Some countries call for restoring political and economic ties with the Palestinian government, while others are opposed to dealing with Hamas ministers.