South Korean President Park Geun-hye will visit Washington next month for talks with U.S. President Barack Obama, Park's office said Wednesday.

The two leaders are set to meet on June 16 to discuss a wide range of issues, including the economy and cyber security, as well as threats posed by North Korea's nuclear weapons programs.

The summit "is expected to serve as an occasion to reaffirm the importance of the South Korea-U.S. alliance" to actively cope with challenges, the office said.

In Washington, White House press secretary Josh Earnest said Park's visit will "underscore the strength and breadth" of the U.S.-Korea partnership and demonstrate the close personal ties between the U.S. and Korean people.

"President Obama and President Park will exchange views on a broad range of security, economic, and global issues, including the U.S.-ROK alliance and the critical role it plays in assuring regional stability and security," Earnest said in a statement.

"They will discuss the current security situation on the Korean Peninsula in the face of the continued threat from North Korea," he said, adding that the two leaders will also review ongoing efforts to strengthen economic cooperation and chart the expansion of cooperation into new areas.

Tension still lingers on the divided Korean Peninsula and in the region following Pyongyang's recent provocative actions, including the test-launch of a ballistic missile from a submarine.

The trip also plans to take Park to Houston, the most populous city in Texas, before returning home on June 19, the office said, without elaborating.

The planned summit would be the fourth such meeting since Park took office in 2003.

The announcement came two months after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with Obama in Washington and delivered an address to a joint session of Congress.

Last year, Park visited New York to attend the U.N. General Assembly. (Yonhap)