U.S. President Barack Obama will begin a three-day visit of South Korea on Sunday, which will be his third tour of the allied nation.
On the day of his arrival, Obama will hold a bilateral summit with his South Korean counterpart Lee Myung-bak at the presidential office in Seoul.
The two leaders will analyze the current situation on the Korean Peninsula, and reaffirm their strong alliance, the South Korean presidential office said on Tuesday.
The United States was the first country to raise alarm over North Korea's announcement last week that it will launch a satellite on a long-range rocket next month. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Washington was "consulting closely with our international partners on next steps."
South Korea described the proposed rocket launch as a "grave provocation" aimed at developing a long-range ballistic missile capable of delivering nuclear weapons.
Pyongyang's latest provocation will be the focus of a Nuclear Security Summit Seoul hosts next week. Besides Obama, dozens of other world leaders, including from Japan, China, Russia and the European Union would discuss the issue closely together.
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