BEIJING,June17(Xinhua)--XiJinping,generalsecretaryoftheCommunistPartyofChinaCentralCommitteeandChinesepresident,sentacongratulatorylettertothe15thStraitsForumonSaturday.CallingtheStraitsForumanimportantplatformforpeopleonbothsidesoftheTaiwanStraittobroadlyengageinexchangesandpromotecooperation,Xiexpressedhishopeintheletterthattheforumwillconstantlyinjectvitalityintopeople-to-peopleexchangesandtheintegrateddevelopmentacrosstheStrait.Wewillcontinuetorespect,careforanddeliverbenefitstotheTaiwancompatriots,promotecross-Straiteconomicandculturalexchangesandcooperation,andadvanceintegrateddevelopmentinvariousfields,hesaid.XicalledforjointeffortstopromotetheChinesecultureandforgecloserbonds.HecalledonpeoplefrombothsidesoftheStraittoworktogethertokeeppacewiththetrendsofhistory,safeguardtheoverallinterestsoftheChinesenationandcontributetothepeacefuldevelopmentofcross-Straitrelationsandthecauseofnationalreunification.The15thStraitsForumwasjointlyheldbytheStateCouncilTaiwanAffairsOffice,Fujianprovincialgovernmentand82institutionsandorganizationsfromacrosstheStrait.Theforum'smainconferencecommencedonSaturdayinthecoastalcityofXiamen.■Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.