EU High Representative Catherine Ashton met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas here on Thursday and expressed full support of the European Union for the on-going Palestinian-Israeli negotiations. Ashton also re-affirmed the EU\'s continued support for the Palestinian state-building efforts and reiterated the call for intra-Palestinian reconciliation as an important element for the unity of a future Palestinian state and for reaching a two-state solution, her spokesman Michael Mann said tonight. Ashton and Abbas also discussed developments in the region, especially the situation in Syria, added the statement. Yesterday, Abbas met President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy