EU set to urge international help for Iceland

BRUSSELS, Oct 16 (Reuters) – European Union leaders were set to express their solidarity with Iceland on Thursday and say it needs the support of the international community to overcome its severe financial meltdown, a draft statement showed.

The draft, due to be approved by leaders at the final session of a two-day summit said:

"The European Council expresses its solidarity with the efforts made by Iceland … which requires the support of the international community," the draft obtained by Reuters said.