PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE) SHEIKH KHALIFA BIN ZAYED AL-NAHYAN RECEIVED HERE TODAY PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT MAHMOUD ABBAS, WHO IS CURRENTLY VISITING THE UAE. THEY REVIEWED ISSUES PERTAINING TO THE PALESTINIAN ISSUE. SPEAKING ON THE OCCASION, SHEIKH AL-NAHYAN HOPED THAT MAKKAH AGREEMENT, SIGNED BY THE PALESTINIAN LEADERS, WOULD POSITIVELY CONTRIBUTE TO CLOSING THE PALESTINIAN RANKS.