Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on the telephone to H.E. Li Keqiang, Chinese Premier, this afternoon at the latter’s initiative.
According to a bulletin from the Press Information Bureau, Premier Li congratulated Prime Minister Modi on his victory in the recent general elections and conveyed the Chinese government’s desire to establish a robust partnership with the new Government of India for further development of relations between the two nations.
The two leaders agreed to maintain frequent high-level exchanges and communication.
Prime Minister Modi extended through Premier Li an invitation to President Xi Jinping to pay a visit to India later this year.
Prime Minister Modi’s telephone conversation with Premier Li was his first with a foreign Head of Government since taking over as Prime Minister of India.
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