The Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Kuomintang (KMT) party will work jointly for the implementation of their consensus reached last year on the cross-Straits relations, said a senior official Wednesday in Beijing.

"At their last April's historical meeting, CPC General Secretary of the Central Committee Hu Jintao and then KMT Chairman Lien Chan jointly issued a communique, which represents the agreements made between the two parties," said Li Weiyi, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, at a regular news conference regarding KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou's recent remarks on the cross-Straits relations.

The joint press communique on the "common aspiration and prospects for cross-Straits peace and development" signed between Hu and Lien has clearly defined the common ground of sticking to the "1992 Consensus," opposing "independence of Taiwan," seeking cross-Straits stability, promoting the development of cross-Straits relations and safeguarding the interests of the people on both sides of the Straits.

Li Weiyi said that the KMT also included the above-mentioned principles into its policy guidelines at its party congress last year, and expressed its willingness to promote peaceful and prosperous relationship between the two sides.

He also said the two parties would work jointly for discussion of Taiwan's participation in international activities to begin after the resumption of cross-Straits dialogue based on the "1992 Consensus."

Source: Xinhua