Hollande, Obama Discuss Islamic State in White House Meeting

The United States is reportedly hosting French President Francois Hollande on Tuesday at the White House as the two world leaders discuss a plan for expediting their defeat of the Islamic State terror group.

Ahead of Hollande's visit, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said in a statement to reporters that the U.S. has continued to focus on defeating the terror group, calling on allied countries to pool their resources and intelligence in order to expedite the process.

"The United States is certainly pulling more than our own weight," Earnest said in a statement. "And we believe that there is more that can be done if countries are willing to contribute additional resources."

Following his visit to the U.S., Hollande is expected to travel to Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Both Obama and Hollande have encouraged Russia to work with them in defeating the Islamic State while also maintaining control and preventing escalation.

The call for Russia's cooperation comes after Turkish officials shot down a Russian warplane traveling in its airspace this week.

"This points to an ongoing problem with the Russian operations in the sense that they are operating very close to a Turkish border and they are going after moderate opposition that are supported by not only Turkey but a large range of countries," Obama said during a White House press conference on Tuesday.

Hollande added that in a group effort to defeat the Islamic State, "we must prevent an escalation" that would derail their target.