Premier Li Keqiang will visit Britain and Greece next week on another European tour that officials and experts say will yield closer economic ties between China and the two countries as well as China and Europe overall.

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Tuesday that Li, who will be away on the visits from Monday to June 21, will attend an annual meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron.

Cameron's spokesman said on Tuesday that Cameron will meet with Li at 10 Downing Street next Tuesday to discuss "a wide range of bilateral issues, including trade, investment and commercial opportunities and the energy and cultural side".