Cross-Straits military talks to march forward

BEIJING - The mainland agreed on Wednesday to discuss the issue of military security and mutual trust across the Taiwan Straits.

"We maintain that (both sides) can contact and make exchanges on military issues and discuss the establishment of military security and a mutual trust mechanism at a proper time," Yang Yi, spokesman of the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, told a press conference.

"Related work should be done step by step, starting from the easy ones."