U . S . Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ( L ) meets with President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority ( R ) at a hotel in Washington , D . C . , USA , on 23 April 2008 . Rice and Abbas discussed issues of mutual interest to the United States and the Palestinian Authority . EPA / STEFAN ZAKLIN < 저작권자 ⓒ 2007 연 합 뉴 스 . 무단 전재 - 재 배포 금지 . >