WASHINGTON (AP) — The distraught mother of a young California woman missing for seven weeks had her first face-to-face meeting with Rep. Gary Condit, who has had little to say publicly about his friendship with her daughter.

Susan Levy of Modesto, Calif., was hoping Condit had information that he has not yet shared with police about Chandra Levy, a former federal intern in Washington last seen April 30 at a Washington health club.

Attorney Billy Martin, who represents Mrs. Levy and her husband, issued a statement Friday saying, "The congressman assured Mrs. Levy that he would cooperate fully with the D.C. police and meet again with their investigators."

Martin urged Condit to meet with police Friday "for as long as necessary to answer any and all questions related to this investigation."

Condit and Mrs. Levy met at an undisclosed location in the Washington area. Martin said well-known Washington lawyer Abbe Lowell was with Condit.

Lowell, who specializes in white-collar-criminal work, has a roster of Democratic clients including New Jersey Sen. Robert Torricelli and Rhode Island Rep. Patrick Kennedy. He also represents Indonesian billionaire James Riady, who has pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations, and was the Democratic counsel on the House Judiciary Committee during the impeachment of President Clinton.

It was not clear whether Lowell was hired by Condit, who to this point has been represented by San Francisco-area attorney Joseph Cotchett. Calls to Lowell and Condit were not immediately returned.

Condit has met once with police and has been trying to work out a time to meet with them again, according to his office. Police Chief Charles H. Ramsey reiterated Thursday that Condit is not a suspect in the disappearance.

Condit has described Chandra Levy as a "good friend." Mrs. Levy has said her 24-year-old daughter told her she was romantically involved with Condit, who is married.

In nationally televised interviews last week, she called on the California Democrat, who is also her congressman, to come forward with everything he knows about her daughter.

Condit telephoned the Levys at home Saturday, but Mrs. Levy declined to talk to him. Martin said he advised his clients not to discuss the case without a lawyer present.

Despite Mrs. Levy's statement last week, Martin would not describe the nature of the relationship when he and his clients appeared before reporters Thursday.

"We hope that during the investigation we can really find out the depth of that relationship, what it was," Martin said as the parents, wiping tears from their eyes, stood by.

Ramsey said police want to talk to Condit again because he, like other people who know Levy, could have "some insight or information that could lead us to find her."

Condit, who has contributed $10,000 from his campaign funds to a reward to help find the missing woman, issued a short statement late Thursday after Martin and the Levys met with Ramsey.

"Anyone who saw Dr. and Mrs. Levy today at their press conference cannot help but feel their deep concern and worry," Condit said. "If there is any new information I can provide, I will do so without hesitation."

Ramsey offered a bleak assessment of the search for Levy, who disappeared a few days after competing an internship with the federal Bureau of Prisons in Washington. "Unfortunately, there's really nothing new that leads us any closer to finding her," he said.