By NNN-WAFA,
Ramallah : Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has given his undertaking to free 150 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails.
Head of the PLO’s Negotiations Affairs Department Saeb Erekat told reporters following President Mahmoud Abbas’ meeting with Olmert in Jerusalem Wednesday that Israel would free the prisoners as a “goodwill gesture to President Abbas.”
He said that the two leaders reached the decision on the release of the Palestinian prisoners at the meeting, noting that it would take place by the end of August.
Erekat added that the two leaders had discussed the ongoing peace negotiations between the two sides as well as the permanent status issues, namely the status of Jerusalem, the expansion of settlements and the refugees.