Meanwhile, Five hundred Palestinian prisoners are to freed next week by Israel, to be followed by 400 more at a later stage. Sharon's office said a ministerial committee to discuss prisoners would meet Sunday. Also, Israeli troops will complete their handover of five West Bank towns to Palestinian control within three weeks, Palestinian Foreign Minister Nabil Shaath said. Israeli and Palestinian security commanders are to meet Wednesday to prepare the handover of Jericho, the first West Bank town on the list of five. In one of the most symbolic gestures out of the summit, Sharon invited Abbas to visit him at his ranch in southern Israel and Abbas accepted, Israeli official Gideon Meir said. In another signal the talks went well, Egypt and Jordan announced they would return their ambassadors to Israel after a four-year absence - possibly within days. "This (summit) could lead to a breakthrough with many other Arab countries, which could send ambassadors here," Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom told Israel's Channel Two TV. --MORE1122 Local Time 0822 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/238052
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