ISLAMABAD, May 14: President General Pervez Musharraf will meet US President George W. Bush at the White House on June 24, it was learnt on Wednesday.

President Musharraf will leave for Washington in the third week of June at the invitation of President Bush. They are expected to hold talks covering important bilateral, regional and international issues, sources said.

The foreign office spokesman said at his weekly news briefing on Monday that there was no fixed agenda for the meeting but hinted talks would include the breakthrough in Pakistan-India peace moves, the fight against terror, and other issues like Iraq.

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