Olmert 'hopeful' of Abbas meeting in coming days

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in comments broadcast today that he hopes to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the coming days.

Asked in an interview with Israel Radio when a summit with Abbas was likely, Olmert said: “I hope in the coming days, I hope. I, in any case, asked him. I told him that I would be happy to meet with him.”