The Kuomingtang Honorary Chairman Lien Chan will participate in a forum on economic and trade affairs in Beijing, said a Chinese mainland official.

Li Weiyi, spokesman of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, made the remarks at a regular press conference Wednesday.

The Communist Party of China (CPC) and the KMT agreed here on March 22 that a forum on economic and trade affairs between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan will be held in Beijing from April 14 to 15.

A reporter said at the regular conference that Lien mentioned he would go back to his hometown to sweep his ancestral tomb in spring during an interview with Hong Kong media in January.

The reporter asked whether Lien will go back to his hometown and sweep his ancestral tomb and what the mainland will do.

If Lien Chan wishes to go back to his hometown to pay respects to his ancestors, the mainland will try to help him fulfil his wish, Li said.