Washington  - US President Barack Obama will meet newly elected Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama next week on the sidelines of the United Nations summit, the White House said Friday.

The meeting on Wednesday is one of a series of bilaterals planned by Obama during the annual gathering of world leaders in New York. Obama will hold talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao on Tuesday and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday.

Hatoyama has suggested he wants to review Japan's long-standing security alliance with the United States. The White House in a statement announcing the meeting said Obama looked forward to "exploring ways in which the two countries can deepen their partnership."

Hatoyama became Japan's new prime minister earlier this week after an historic August election swept his party to power after more than 50 years of rule by the Liberal Democratic Party. (dpa)