HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani met in Doha yesterday at his Emiri Diwan office with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas who was in Qatar to take part in the ministerial meeting of the Arab Peace Initiative Committee. Talks during the meeting dealt with bilateral relations and means of developing them, in addition to the latest Palestinian developments. HH the Emir hosted a luncheon banquet in honour of the Palestinian President and his accompanying delegation.