By Jeff Mason
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama spoke with Chinese President Hu Jintao for about an hour on Thursday, discussing Iran and meeting G20 commitments to produce economic growth, the White House said.
"President Obama underscored the importance of working together to ensure that Iran lives up to its international obligations," the White House said in a statement after the telephone call.
"He also emphasized the importance of the United States and China along with other major economies implementing the G20 commitments designed to produce balanced and sustainable growth."
Earlier on Thursday, the White House welcomed China's decision to join talks with Western powers about a fresh round of sanctions against Iran.
The United States also hailed Hu's plans to attend a summit in Washington on nuclear proliferation later this month.
"President Obama welcomed the decision by President Hu to attend the upcoming Nuclear Security Summit which will be an important opportunity for them to address their shared interest in stopping nuclear proliferation and protecting against nuclear terrorism," the statement said.
"They also discussed the importance of developing a positive bilateral relationship."
(Editing by John O'Callaghan)
