Nuclear Security Summit: Barack Obama, Francois Hollande discuss deepening counterterrorism ties

US President Barack Obama said he discussed with French President Francois Hollande at a meeting on Thursday efforts to deepen US-French cooperation on counter terrorism.

Obama, who met with Hollande on the sidelines of a nuclear security summit, said the two leaders also discussed the possibility of a new government being formed in Libya and how to fortify the North African country against Islamic State militants.