US President Barack Obama spoke to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday to review progress in the development of U.S.-China relations and to look ahead to opportunities to grow bilateral relations in 2015, the White House announced on Wednesday.
"The President expressed appreciation for China's contributions to the Ebola response and longer-term global health security in West Africa and also for President Xi's commitment to partner in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and in achieving a successful outcome at the Paris Climate Summit this December," the statement said.
Obama "encouraged China to continue its move toward consumption-led growth and a market-determined exchange rate, reiterated his commitment to pursue a high-standard and comprehensive bilateral investment treaty, and called for swift work to narrow our differences on cyber issues," it said.
The two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to coordinate closely on security challenges, such as jointly encouraging Iran to seize the "historic opportunity" presented by P5+1 negotiations, the statement said.
Finally, Obama noted that he looks forward to welcoming Xi to Washington for a State Visit later this year, it said.