Abbas calls Olmert's decision "internal affair"

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas sees Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's decision to resign as an "internal Israeli matter" and will work with his successor, a spokesman said.

"This is an internal Israeli matter. The Palestinian Authority deals with the prime minister of Israel, regardless if he is Olmert or somebody else," said Abbas spokesman Nabil Abu Rdainah. "The concern of the Palestinian authority is to have an Israeli prime minister who is committed to peacemaking."