The prime minister will meet with Premier Li and their discussion will cover a wide range of bilateral issues, including trade, investment and commercial opportunities and the energy and cultural side.London (ANTARA News) - Britain will host Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in London next week for an annual summit, Prime Minister David Camerons office said on Tuesday, two months after a human rights row between the two nations derailed talks.
Li will meet with Cameron at his London residence on June 17, a reciprocal visit following the British leaders trip to China last year, Camerons spokesman said.
"The prime minister will meet with Premier Li and their discussion will cover a wide range of bilateral issues, including trade, investment and commercial opportunities and the energy and cultural side," Camerons spokesman said.
Cameron met with Premier Li in December when the largest-ever British mission of its kind went to China to patch up relations between the worlds sixth- and second-largest economies.
A rift over Britains stance towards Tibet and the Dalai Lama, Tibets spiritual leader, prompted London to cancel a planned trip by Cameron in 2012 after Beijing said its leaders would not be free to meet him.
Differences surfaced again in April this year when China was angered by a British Foreign Office document criticising Chinas human rights record. In response, Beijing called off a meeting to discuss human rights in London at short notice.
Camerons spokesman said that all issues, including human rights, were up for discussion at next weeks meeting.
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