Irish taoiseach and Spanish PM to discuss Palestine nation state plan

Pedro Sanchez is first foreign premier Simon Harris will meet since becoming leader

The new Irish taoiseach is to meet the Spanish prime minister to discuss their joint plan to recognise Palestine as a nation state and their attempts to force the EU to assess Israel's human rights obligations as a condition of their trade deal with the bloc.

Pedro Sanchez, who is due to arrive in Dublin on Friday, is the first foreign premier Simon Harris will meet since his promotion to the office of the taoiseach this week.