Speaking by telephone in the wake of the Oct. 10 double bomb attack in Ankara that killed 99 people, and weeks before Obama travels to Turkey for a G20 summit, they discussed sometimes difficult cooperation on countering ISIL in Syria.
"President ErdoÄŸan and US President Obama discussed strengthening of cooperation in fight against Daesh and what could be done regarding Russia's military activities in Syria. The two leaders reaffirmed their shared goal of stepping up military pressure on ISIL and strengthening moderate opposition elements in Syria to create conditions for a negotiated solution to the conflict, including a political transition”, the statement said late on Thursday.
The statement said both leaders agreed on the necessity to immediately halt the attacks by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and reiterated their support for a peaceful solution to a Cyprus problem, which has seen a revived acceleration in peace efforts.
The statement said ErdoÄŸan and Obama also discussed issues related to their upcoming participating in G-20 meeting in Antalya, Turkey.
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