US President Barack Obama and French President Francois Hollande (Photo: dw.de)

(VOVworld) – The US - French alliance, with its common values and interests, has been transformed in recent years and been lifted to a new height.

US President Barack Obama and his French counterpart Francois Hollande made the statement in a joint article published in the Washington Post and France’s Le Monde on Monday.

Both leaders said their partnership was on more "vivid display," referring to joint efforts against political instability and insurgency in Mali, the Central African Republic, Senegal and Somalia. Obama and Hollande said that the two countries are cooperating to improve bilateral ties with a view to consolidating the alliance. They also called for other countries in the world to reach an ambitious agreement on curbing climate change.

President Hollande is on a state visit to Washington and this is his second trip as a French President. On Tuesday, the two leaders held talks on nuclear concerns in Iran, the civil war in Syria, the political crisis in Ukraine, and instability in Africa.