JERUSALEM, Oct. 10 (Xinhuanet) -- A summit planned for Tuesday between Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli PrimeMinister Ariel Sharon may be postponed to November, the Ha'aretz newspaper reported on Monday, citing the Palestinian sources.

    The Palestinian National Authority informed Israel that it saw no point in holding the summit on Tuesday since it was unlikely that the meeting would achieve breakthroughs, the sources said.

    After two rounds of preliminary talks between Sharon's adviser Dov Weissglas and chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat, Israel declared on Sunday that it would not make any hasty decisions regarding key concessions to the Palestinians.

    An Israeli political source was quoted by as saying that Sharon and Abbas previously planned to meet in November, but the US administration urged Abbas to hold the meeting prior to his trip to Washington on Oct. 20.

    Weissglas met with Erekat on Friday in a bid to lay the groundwork for the summit.

    Talks continued on Sunday, during which the two officials discussed the option of postponing the summit to November.

    They also discussed the wording of an announcement that may be released on Monday, according to which joint negotiating teams will resume discussions.

    In addition, Weissglas gave Erekat a written version of Israel's proposals regarding the renewal of joint committee work on various issues, including the release of Palestinian prisoners, the transfer of West Bank cities and the handling of wanted Palestinian militants. Enditem