The seventh Cross-Straits Economic, Trade and Culture Forum closed Sunday in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, with the adoption of 19 proposals for the promotion of cross-Strait cooperation in various fields.

Jia Qinglin (R, front), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, and Kuomintang (KMT) honorary chairman Wu Poh-hsiung (3rd L), attend the conclusion ceremony of the Cross-Strait Economic, Trade and Culture Forum, a regular forum between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan, in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 8, 2011.

Participants from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan urged authorities of from both sides to seize the opportunities brought about by the mainland's 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015) and Taiwan's "golden decade" blueprint (2011-2020) to further improve economic cooperation and seek common development and prosperity.

They urged the two sides to actively implement the cross-Strait Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) and its early harvest program, which took effect last September and this January, respectively, and make substantial progress in related follow-up discussions to gradually realize normalization and liberalization of cross-Strait economic ties.

Participants suggested the mainland and Taiwan improve cooperation and exchanges in nuclear power safety, share related information, increase cooperation between professional institutes, and have in-depth exchanges on nuclear power emergency management and security technology, according to a document released after the forum concluded.

Additionally, participants called on the two sides to further push forward cooperation in such sectors as culture, finance, agriculture, investment, education and youth exchanges.

Jia Qinglin, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, spoke highly of the forum when addressing the closing ceremony.

"The forum again shows the importance of the exchange platform between the CPC and the Kuomintang (KMT)," said Jia, also chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Jia said this year will be crucial for the development of the continuing cross-Strait ties.