UNITED NATIONS, Sept 18: US President George W. Bush is expected to meet President Asif Ali Zardari on Sept 23 at a traditional reception he would host for the visiting heads of states and leaders of delegations attending the UN General Assembly session.

Mr Zardari will proceed to the reception immediately after his arrival in New York on Monday evening.

Zardari, who will lead the Pakistani delegation to the UN session, is expected to have a one-to-one meeting with President Bush at the White House camp office in New York on Tuesday.

Mr Zardari’s first meeting with the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as Pakistan’s president is scheduled for Wednesday.

During his five-day stay, Mr Zardari will address the UN General Assembly (on Sept 25) and hold bilateral meetings with several heads of state and delegations, including Afghan President Hamid Karzai and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.