NEW DELHI - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday said he is ardently expecting to visit China soon to exchange views with Chinese leaders on furthering India-China relations.

During a meeting here with visiting Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi, Modi said Indian people have fresh memories of the successful visit to India by Chinese President Xi Jinping last year.

He also asked Yang to convey his sincere greetings to President Xi and Premier Li Keqiang.

He said he would like to have in-depth exchanges of views with Chinese leaders on the furthering of bilateral ties when he visits China.

This would also send a positive message to the international community on the efforts being made by the two countries in developing friendship cooperation, he said.

Modi said the bilateral relations are moving on a fast track and in the correct direction set by the leaders of the two countries.

This would not only benefit the two countries and their peoples, but also exert a positive influence on Asia and the whole world, he pointed out.

Yang conveyed cordial greetings from Chinese leaders to the prime minister.

He said both China and India are working to implement the outcomes from the visit of President Xi Jinping to India last year and the two sides are also actively preparing for the visit of Prime Minister Modi to China.

Yang said that as two biggest developing countries in the world, by carrying out cooperation and building a tighter development partnership, China and India will help enhance their own development and at the meantime contribute to promoting peace, stability and development of the region as well as the world.

He said that China is willing to work with India to continuously deepen mutual trust, actively expand cooperation fields and lead China-India strategic cooperative partnership to move to higher stages.