President Hu Jintao and US President George W. Bush will meet in New York to discuss bilateral relations and international and regional issues of common concern on the sidelines of the UN 60th anniversary summit in mid-September, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday.

The two heads of state made the agreement Saturday in their phone conversation.

They will also exchange views on matters concerning the UN, Qin Gang said at yesterday's regular press conference.

Hu will leave Beijing on Thursday to start his scheduled visits to Canada and Mexico, after which he will attend the UN summit, according to Qin. 

(Xinhua News Agency September 7, 2005)