US President George W. Bush talked with his Iraqi counterpart Jalal Talabani on Monday and the two leaders discussed the situation in the Mideast country, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said at a briefing on Monday.

"The president had a good conversation with President Talabani of Iraq. The president thanked President Talabani for his strong and courageous leadership for the Iraqi people," McClellan said.

"The two leaders discussed the constitution, the drafting of the constitution in Iraq. They underscored the importance of the constitutional process and meeting the August 15th deadline that was set out in the Transitional Administrative Law. They also talked about the importance of being inclusive of all of Iraq's communities," the spokesman said.

In addition, they discussed the security situation and the progress being made to train the Iraqi security forces and Bush also congratulated Talabani and the Kurdish people on the formation of a unified regional government, McClellan said.

Source: Xinhua