Paris, 21 April (AKI) - The French government has refused to allow the new Palestinian planning minister Samir Abu Eisheh to visit France to attend a conference in Paris next week, a French foreign ministry spokesman announced Friday. The decision not to grant a visa to Eisheh was taken "in concert with our European partners," the spokesman, Jean Baptiste Mattei said. "The decision is a consequence of Europe's policy to suspend contacts with Hamas," up until the radical movement which dominates the new Palestinian Administration (PA) government meets the conditions for such meetings, Mattei added.He was referring to three demands - that Hamas recognise Israel, denounce violence and respect international accords previously taken by the PA and Israel - made by the European Union for negotiations with the Palestinian government. Eisheh was scheduled to participate in the "Forum for European-Arab Dialogue" organised by the Paris-based Institutre for the Arab World. French foreign minister Philippe Douste Blazy is expected to attend the conference.