Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) Honorary Chairman Lien Chan(C) meets with Lu Zhangong(R), secretary of the CPC's Fujian provincial committee, in Fuzhou, capital of eastern Fujian Province, on April 17, 2006. (Xinhua Photo)

Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) Honorary Chairman Lien Chan(C) meets with Lu Zhangong(R), secretary of the CPC's Fujian provincial committee, in Fuzhou, capital of eastern Fujian Province, on April 17, 2006. (Xinhua Photo)

FUZHOU, April 17 -- Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) Honorary Chairman Lien Chan on Monday expressed admiration on the far-sighted thought of Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Co mmittee, on promoting cross-Strait relations.

Lien made the remarks while meeting with Lu Zhangong, secretary of the CPC's Fujian provincial committee, in Fuzhou, capital of eastern Fujian Province.

Lien arrived here to worship his ancestors in his hometown Zhangzhou City.

On Sunday, Hu highlighted peace and development across the Taiwan Straits in a speech when meeting with Lien, who headed a Taiwan delegation to attend a cross-Strait economic and trade forum held in Beijing from April 14 to 15.

"Peace and development should be the theme of cross-Strait relations, and the common goal of compatriots both on the mainlandand in Taiwan," Hu said.

"There are two goals in my mainland visit. One is to attend the forum, which achieved fruitful progress in strengthening cross-Strait economic exchanges and cooperation, and the other is to worship my ancestors," Lien said.

It is delightful to visit Fujian, he said, calling for further exchanges, especially in sectors of economy and trade, between Fujian and Taiwan.