Saeb Erekat: Abbas will keep meeting Olmert as long as he's PM

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert would continue to met for peace talks as long as Olmert remained in office, a Palestinian official said on Wednesday. Olmert pledged to step down over corruption allegations but could stay in his post until next year if his resignation leads to a new election. He and Abbas met Tuesday and an Israeli official said afterward that the two would meet again after Abbas returns from the UN General Assembly in New York later this month. Briefing reporters Wednesday on the previous evening's meeting Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said; "Olmert asked for more meetings, we said we're OK with that...Olmert is the prime minister of Israel, and until he leaves office, we will still be dealing with him."