The White House says President Barack Obama and Jordan's King Abdullah II will focus their talks on resolving the conflict in Syrian and meeting the needs of war-stricken refugees.

The two leaders are meeting at the White House during an important moment in the 5-year-old civil war in Syria as Washington and Moscow will work to put in a place a fragile cease-fire designed to help end the conflict. The truce does not cover the Islamic State group.

Jordan shares a border with Syria and Iraq, and Abdullah's visit to the White House takes place as his country struggles to accommodate more than 630,000 Syrian refugees.

The White House also says Obama and the king will discuss how best to advance prospects for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.