RAMALLAH, West Bank, June 04, SPA -- The Palestinian President says Israel must freeze settlement construction if it wants to engage in serious peace talks. President Mahmoud Abbas spoke at the opening of a specialPalestinian Cabinet meeting at his headquarters Wednesday, the Associated Press reported. Abbas met earlier in the week with Israeli Prime MinisterEhud Olmert. Abbas says he told Olmert that «if you want seriousnegotiations, you have to stop settlement expansion,release a significant number of prisoners and removeroadblocks.»--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/562170