Paris: US President Barack Obama met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday and plans to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday at the climate summit in Paris, White House deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes said.

Ankara and Moscow remain locked in a dispute over Turkey's downing of a Russian jet at its border with Syria last week.

On the sidelines of the climate discussions, Mr Obama expressed to Mr Putin his regret over the death of Russian pilot Oleg Peshkov, Mr Rhodes said, while emphasising de-escalation with Turkey.