Tel Aviv, March 30, SPA _ U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday she expects Israel and the Palestinians to take«meaningful» steps to ease Palestinian economic woes andimprove Israeli security during her latest Mideast missionaimed at reviving faltering peace talks. Rice stressed that action on both issues was critical toenergizing languishing efforts to reach a peace deal byyear's end that leads to the creation of a Palestinianstate, according to a report of the Associated Press. As she spoke before heading into a flurry of meetings withsenior officials from both sides, Israeli officials saidthey would ease at least some restrictions on the movementof West Bank Palestinians as part of efforts to improve thePalestinian economy and bolster moderates. «There is a shared responsibility here for an atmosphereand a reality that can lead to the establishment of aPalestinian state based on security for Israel andPalestinians alike and economic viability forPalestinians,» Rice told a news conference with IsraeliForeign Minister Tzipi Livni. «I understand the security considerations and I wouldhope and I expect that we're going to be able to somethings, or that Israel and the Palestinians together willbe able to do some things, that are meaningful both forsecurity and for economic viability,» Rice said. «The idea is to ease the lives of the Palestinians, tohelp, as far as we can, in order to improve their lives, toadvance and have progress,» she said. «Like always, theformula is to do whatever we can as long as it doesn'taffect our own security.» Rice was due to meet Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barakand hold three-way talks with Barak and Palestinian PrimeMinister Salaam Fayyad later Sunday. After seeing Livni, Barak and Fayyad on Sunday, Riceplanned a quick trip to Amman for talks with Jordanian KingAbdullah II as well as Abbas, who is currently in Jordan. Rice then returns to Jerusalem for a three-way meeting onMonday with Livni, who is leading the Israeli negotiatingteam, and the Palestinian's chief negotiator Ahmed Qureia. Rice later will head back to Amman for further talks withAbbas.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/541216