Washington  - US President Barack Obama spoke Monday with Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in separate telephone calls, the White House said.

The talks included "US support for the growing Turkish-Iraqi relationship, the importance of cooperation in Middle East peace efforts, and the US review on Afghanistan and Pakistan policy."

The White described the conversations as "warm and productive" and "wide-ranging".

Obama emphasized the two countries' "mutual strategic interest." The US and Turkey are both NATO members. (dpa)