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ARATS: talks to continue if SEF authorized to confirm 1992 Consensus

Xinhua, May 21, 2016 Adjust font size:

The mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) has said that its negotiation and contact mechanism with its counterpart in Taiwan will be maintained if the latter is authorized to confirm their adherence to the 1992 Consensus.

In a statement released on Saturday, the ARATS said that its stance and sincerity toward cross-Strait talks with the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) based on the 1992 Consensus remains unchanged.

According to the ARATS, its negotiation and communication mechanism with SEF was formally authorized by cross-Strait authorities based on the common political foundation of the 1992 Consensus, and the two organizations only resumed talks in May 2008 after confirming this foundation.

"Over the past eight years, the two organizations held 11 talks, signed 23 agreements, consolidated the common political foundation and boosted benefits for the people," it said. Endi