Police personnel stand next to a poster with the pictures of Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (left) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad on March 7, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP)

SYDNEY - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday he will visit the United States for a bilateral meeting with President Joe Biden after his trip to India this week.

"I look forward to the continuing engagement that I have with the US administration," Albanese told reporters before leaving for India, without giving a date for the US trip.

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Albanese is expected to sign a long-awaited pact to build a fleet of nuclear submarines during his US visit next week, the Sydney Morning Herald reported on Tuesday.

Albanese is due to travel to the signing ceremony, expected to be held on Monday in San Diego with Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the newspaper reported, citing its own sources.

"We will have further announcements about details soon about the arrangements that will be taking place," Albanese said.

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Albanese will reach India later on Wednesday and will be there until Saturday.