BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhuanet) -- General Secretary Hu Jintao of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee expressed his hope here Thursday for an earlier resumption of dialogue across the Taiwan Straits.

　　"The peaceful and stable development of cross-Straits relations requires both sides to conduct dialogue on an equal footing and to expand their consensus while putting differences aside," Hu said after his formal talks with visiting Chairman James CY Soong of the People First Party in Taiwan.

　　Hu stressed that both Taiwan and the mainland should demonstrate their sincerity and honor their words with actions.

　　Firstly, both sides should stick to the one-China principle and recognize the "1992 Consensus", which is the precondition of any talks aimed to achieve substantial results, he said.

　　Secondly, both sides should follow the will of the people across the Straits, put their fundamental interests first and takeconcrete actions to meet their immediate needs.

　　Thirdly, both sides should bravely abandon outdated mentality and selfish motives against the interests of the Chinese and handle problems from a perspective that does good to the reality and future of the Chinese nation.

　　Hu said that CPC will continue to recognize the "1992 Consensus", oppose "Taiwan independence" and is ready to conduct dialogue with all parties, groups and influential individuals aiming to boost the cross-Straits relations on the basis of the "1992 Consensus."

　　"We will exchange views with them on all relevant issues to enhance mutual understanding and trust so as to expand consensus and have problems solved," he said.