Rabat, Safar 01, 1437, November 13, 2015, SPA -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held talks on Friday with his Cyprus counterpart Nikos Anastasiades who is currently on a visit to Ramallah. During a joint press conference following the meeting, Abbas said he reviewed with his Cyprus counterpart the situation in Palestine and briefed him on the difficulties incurred by the Palestinian people due to the continuing Israeli occupation of their lands and escalation of aggressive attacks against their properties and sanctities. Abbas said the two sides also signed two agreements in the field of water and the formation of a joint governmental committee to consider promoting relations between the two countries. --SPA 00:27 LOCAL TIME 21:27 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w