US President George W. Bush will make a statement on the conflict in South Ossetia at 1050 GMT on Saturday in Beijing, the White House said in a statement.
The White House did not give any further details, AFP reported.
Bush spoke to US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley about the crisis from Beijing, where he is attending the Olympic Games, White House spokeswoman Dana Perino told reporters earlier.
Perino gave no further details of the discussions, but aides have said that Bush was being kept abreast of the latest developments in the tinderbox Caucasus region.
The United States has called for an immediate ceasefire in the conflict, which has seen several days of fierce fighting between Russian and Georgian forces.
The State Department announced Friday that the United States -- a staunch supporter of Georgia's bid to join NATO -- was dispatching an envoy to South Ossetia "to engage with the parties to the conflict".
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was also in Beijing for the Olympic opening ceremony, but there has been no indication he would meet with Bush on the crisis before leaving China later in the day.