The Chinese mainland official in charge of Taiwan affairs, Wang Yi, has met with Chiang Pin-Kung and his delegation from the Taiwan-based Straits Exchange Foundation.

Wang Yi (R), director of the Taiwan Work Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, meets with Taiwan-based Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman Chiang Pin-kung in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, April 26, 2009. [Xing Guangli/Xinhua]

During their talks in Nanjing on Sunday, Wang said the new agreements reached between the two sides indicate progress in cross-Strait talks and a new achievement in relations.

Wang said he hopes the mainland's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits and the Straits Exchange Foundation will boost cooperation in fields such as culture, education and technology.

Wang said he also hopes the two sides will establish mutual trust, and supporting the One China policy is key to this.

(CCTV April 27, 2009)