SPAIN: The Spanish prime minister has met the opposition leader to discuss how to respond to the ceasefire by Basque separatists Eta, a rare meeting between the two leaders.
The two main parties have been at loggerheads since the election which was held days after the March 11th, 2004, train bombings, which the right-wing Popular Party (PP) first blamed on Eta despite evidence of an Islamist connection.
"I have offered the prime minister my support and that of my party to deal with Eta, putting aside our ideological and party differences," PP leader Mariano Rajoy said after the meeting.
Prime minister José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said he had regained confidence in Mr Rajoy but after two years of virulent party politics, it would take some time for the two sides to trust each other fully.
"The government is already working to make sure that this is a permanent ceasefire, that is the beginning of a definitive, absolute, total end to all types of violence," said Mr Zapatero, who has said he will only talk to Eta if all violence stops.