DHAKA: Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi will visit India on June 8 to meet India prime minister Narendra Modi.

Times Now reported, says The Times of India.

He will also meet external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj.

Attaching importance to ties with India, Chinese premier Li Keqiang on Thursday called his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and conveyed his government’s desire to establish robust partnership with the new government of India for further development of ties, according to media.

Li, who is the first foreign head of government to call up Modi since he took over as prime minister, congratulated him on his victory in the recent general elections.

During the 25-minute telephonic conversation, Li conveyed to Modi the Chinese government's desire to establish robust partnership with the new government of India for further development of relations between the two nations.

Modi, on his part, noted that China was always a priority in India’s foreign policy.

BDST: 1930 HRS, MAY 29, 2014