Tel Aviv, June 15, SPA -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday began a new round of talks to try to push the Israeli-Palestinian peace process forward in Jerusalem. Rice met with Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni to discussamong other things Israel's settlement policies in the Palestinianterritories, DPA reported. Rice on Saturday during a flight to Tel Aviv had labeled as "aproblem" the announcement that Israel was building around 1,300 new dwellings in an area of the Palestinian West Bank as a part ofJerusalem. According to Israeli radio, Livni said before the meeting that shewanted to inform the US official of progress in negotiations with thePalestinians. Rice is also to meet Israeli Premier Ehud Olmert and DefenseMinister Ehud Barak. In Ramallah, she will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/565313