WASHINGTON, April 24 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bush will attend the Group of Eight (G8) summit that will be held in Germany on June 6-8, the White House said in a statement on Tuesday.

    At the G8 summit, leaders from the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, Canada and Russia "will discuss continued cooperation on a broad range of international economic, security and political issues," the statement said.

    After the summit, Bush will travel to the Czech Republic, Poland, Italy, Albania, and Bulgaria and will hold talks with leaders of these countries, the statement said.

    The United States has proposed to set up a missile defense shield in the Czech Republic and Poland. However, Russia has voiced strong opposition to the plan.