RAMALLAH, West Bank, Aug 30, SPA -- U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan held talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday, following a series of meetings with Israeli leaders. The worsening hardships in the Palestinian territories,following an international boycott of the Hamas government, and the fate of an Israeli soldier, were expected to be on the agenda. Annan is on a regional tour aimed at trying to shore up a cease-fire that ended 34 days of fighting between Israeland Lebanese Hezbollah fighters.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/386025