US President Barack Obama on Monday discussed by telephone with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown the forthcoming G20 economic summit in London, the White House said.

The two leaders also talked about the situation in Afghanistan and issues of Iran. "The president and the prime minister both agreed that it was an extremely productive conversation, especially in the run-up to their bilateral meeting in London and the G20 Summit," the White House said in a statement.

"The White House and 10 Downing Street are working to schedule another call before the President departs for London later this month," it added.

The G20 summit, scheduled for April 1-2 in London, will be the second of its kind since last November's G20 summit in Washington, at which leaders from the developing and developed world sit at the same table to find a solution for the struggling global economy.

(Xinhua News Agency March 24, 2009)