Obama calls on Turkey, Russia to focus on 'common enemy' IS

US President Barack Obama called on Russia and Turkey to move beyond their diplomatic spat and focus on the Islamic State jihadist threat, following a meeting with his Turkish counterpart in Paris today.

"We discussed how Turkey and Russia can work together to de-escalate tensions and find a diplomatic path to resolve this issue," Obama told reporters after meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

"We all have a common enemy and that is (the Islamic State group) and I want to make sure we focus on that threat.