New York, Dhu-AlHijjah 13, 1436, September 27, 2015, SPA -- Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian President, met in New York today with Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel on the sidelines of the 70th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. During the meeting, they discussed the situations in the region and the political process as well as bilateral relations and ways of enhancing them. --SPA 19:23 LOCAL TIME 16:23 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w