RAMALLAH, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- A spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Saturday there were no contacts to arrange a summit meeting between Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.

    "We are ready to meet immediately but with good preparations," Nabil Abu Rudaina told reporters. "But so far, there is no news in this regard," he added.

    Both Abbas and Olmert announced they are willing to set in talks without preconditions. Their remarks were made after the pair met separately with British Prime Minister Tony Blair who visited the region last week.

    Abbas and Olmert held their last meeting in Amman in June, just three days before Palestinian militant groups captured an Israeli soldier in Gaza Strip. Since then, Israel unleashed a wide military operation, especially in Gaza where more than 225 Palestinians were killed in the renewed violence.

    After signaling his willingness to meet Olmert, Abbas has involved in talks with governing Hamas that eventually led to an agreement on forming a Palestinian coalition government to replace the Hamas-led one. However, Abbas is expected to ask current Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haneya to lead the upcoming government.

    This new development is likely to put an obstacle on the way towards the designated Abbas-Olmert meeting. Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni has warned the awaited summit talks might fail. Enditem