A senior British diplomat on Tuesday met with Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh to discuss the fate of the kidnapped British journalist, the Associated Press reported. Alan Johnston, a 44-year old British Broadcasting Corp. correspondent, was abducted by gunmen on March 12 and has not been seen or heard from since then. «This unfortunate incident is of great concern to the British government,» said Richard Makepeace, the British Consul General in Jerusalem, as he left Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh's office. British diplomats said Makepeace requested the meeting. The two men also met last month. Palestinian officials have recently said that contacts with the kidnappers are underway, and that they received assurances that he was in good health. Ahmed Youssef, an aide to Haniyeh, told The Associated Press on Monday that the case is on its way to being resolved, but would not give details.
