A leading Japanese daily says Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and U.S. President George W. Bush are to meet for summit talks in New York later this month.

The Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper said Friday that the summit meeting will take place on September 21, when the U.N. General Assembly is set to open.

The paper also said Koizumi is expected to propose during the general assembly the need to expand the U.N. Security Council to include Japan's membership on the council in order to counter new challenges in the age of terrorism and weapons of mass destruction. The reports said that Koizumi will ask for Washington's support on the matter during discussions with Bush.