RAMALLAH, West Bank, Sept 16, SPA -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet next week with U.S. President George W. Bush in New York, on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, a Palestinian official said Saturday. The meeting will take place Wednesday, said Palestiniannegotiator Saeb Erekat. It will be preceded by talks between Abbas and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Erekat was quoted as saying by the Associated Press.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/389871