Hu Jintao meets visiting KMT chairman

• Source: Xinhua
• [09:51 May 27 2009]
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Hu Jintao (3rd L), general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, meets with Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung in Beijing, capital of China, on May 26, 2009.(Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)

"Important progress" achieved

Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, met with visiting Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung Tuesday in Beijing, achieving "important progress" on cross-Strait issues.

The two agreed to further implement the common prospects for peaceful cross-Strait development, agreed by leaders of the two parties in 2005, said a statement issued after their meeting.

Both sides will maintain the political foundation that they oppose "Taiwan independence" and stick to 1992 Consensus, the statement said. "They will work to intensify the mutual trust."

They will begin talks about the economic cooperation agreement as early as possible and promote exchanges between culture and education sectors on both sides, it said.

"Both sides held that they should avoid internal struggle in foreign affairs and work for the interests of all Chinese."