The next biweekly meeting between the Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and the Palestinian National Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas could be held in the West Bank city of Jericho, David Baker, an official in Olmert's office told Xinhua on Sunday.

Olmert and Abbas began their summit meeting right after Abbas arrived at Olmert's residence at about 10:00 GMT, the first of their planned regular meetings that agreed during U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's Mideast regional visit last month.

Shortly after the first regular meeting, Baker told Xinhua that the meeting was "productive and positive", adding it could be possible that the next meeting between the two leaders will take place in Jericho.

During the Sunday meeting, Olmert raised a series of issues regarding Israel's security concern, including Palestinians' stopping of the Qassam rocket attacks against the southern Israeli communities, and weapon smuggling into the Gaza Strip, according to Baker.

Last month, Olmert and Abbas agreed to meet every two weeks along with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice who joined the summit meeting during her regional tour, which was aimed at jumpstarting peace talks that have been largely stalled for six years.

Source: Xinhua