Hu Jintao meets visiting KMT chairman

• Source: Xinhua
• [09:51 May 27 2009]
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Chinese mainland's sincerity

Taiwan's participation in the World Health Assembly (WHA) showed sincerity from the Chinese mainland, said Hu Jintao.

Taiwan's participation in the WHA indicated Chinese on both sides of the Taiwan Straits have the ability and wisdom to properly solve issues concerning the island's participation in activities of international institutions, he said.

Hu said it also demonstrated the mainland's sincerity in pushing forward the peaceful development of cross-Straits relations.

"We hope it is conducive to promoting Taiwan compatriots' understanding on the mainland and to the peaceful development of cross-Straits relations," he said.

Chinese Taipei health authorities attended the 62nd World Health Assembly (WHA) as an observer from May 18 to 27 at the invitation of the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Margaret Chan.

The WHA is the supreme decision-making body for the WHO. It is usually attended by delegates from all 193 members each May in Geneva.

Wu arrived in Beijing Monday for an eight-day visit to the mainland.Wang Yi, director of the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said Monday that Wu's visit is the most important event in this year's cross-Straits relations.

Hu and Wu first met in Beijing on May 28 last year, days after the Kuomintang's Ma Ying-jeou was inaugurated Taiwan leader.

They met again in August 2008 when Wu was invited to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games.