US President Barack Obama and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have discussed by telephone ways of cooperating in the fight against Islamic State.
The leaders discussed "efforts to increase cooperation to stem the flow of foreign fighters and secure Turkey’s border with Syria. President Obama reaffirmed the commitment of the United States to Turkey’s national security and the two presidents pledged to work closely on other regional issues,” TASS cited the White House's statement as saying.
Obama and Erdogan also agreed to deepen the two countries’ ongoing cooperation in the fight against Islamic State, as well as the “common efforts to bring security and stability to Iraq and a political settlement to the conflict in Syria,” the White House's press service added.
