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`Abbas-Sharon meet on Saturday'

JERUSALEM may 14. The Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, and his Palestinian counterpart, Mahmoud Abbas, will hold the first top-level Israeli-Palestinian talks in nearly three years this Saturday, a Palestinian official said.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that Mr. Abbas and Mr. Sharon would meet in Jerusalem on Saturday night and that Mr. Abbas would urge the Israeli Premier to accept an internationally backed ``road map'' for peace immediately, with no changes.

Israeli officials on Wednesday would not confirm a time for the meeting. Earlier this week, the Israeli Foreign Minister, Silvan Shalom, said the meeting would take place on Friday. Palestinians have accepted the road map, a three-stage blueprint that begins with an end to violence, and Israeli army pullbacks. — AP

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