International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties

This article refers to the revival of these gathering that has occurred since 1998. For the early and ideologically related meetings under the same name, see 1960 International Meeting of Communist and Workers Parties and 1969 International Meeting of Communist and Workers Parties.
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The **International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties (IMCWP)** is an annual conference attended by communist parties from several nations. It originated in 1998 when the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) invited communist and workers' parties to participate in an annual conference where parties could gather to share their experiences and issue a joint declaration.

The participants of the meeting have created a working group to address all aspects of organizing the meetings. As of November 2011, the working group is composed by the communist parties of Brazil, Greece, India, Lebanon, Portugal, Russian Federation and South Africa. Additionally there are occasionally extraordinary meetings such as the meeting in Damascus 28–30 September 2009 on "Solidarity with the heroic struggle of the Palestinian people and the other people in Middle East". In December 2009, the communist and workers parties agreed to the creation of the *International Communist Review*, which is published annually in English and Spanish and has a website.

## Working Group

The participants of the meeting have created a working group to address all aspects of organizing the meetings. As of November 2011, the working group is composed by the communist parties of Brazil, Greece, India, Lebanon, Portugal, Russian Federation and South Africa.

## International meetings

### 17th International Meeting, 2015

Main article: 17th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties
The 17th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties took place in Istanbul, Turkey from 30 October to 1 November 2015.

### 16th International Meeting, 2014

Main article: 16th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties
The 16th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties took place from 13 to 15 November 2014 in Guayaquil, Ecuador. It was attended by 85 delegates representing 53 parties from 44 countries.

### 15th International Meeting, 2013

Main article: 15th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties
The 15th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties took place from 8 to 10 November 2013 in Lisbon, Portugal.

### 14th International Meeting, 2012

Main article: 14th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties
The 14th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties took place from 22 to 25 November 2012 in Beirut, Lebanon.

### 13th International Meeting, 2011

Main article: 13th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties
The 13th meeting was held in Athens, Greece, from 9 to 11 December 2011 and was hosted by the Communist Party of Greece (KKE). Under the motto "Socialism is the future!", it was attended by 80 parties, while additional eight parties sent a message.

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### 12th International Meeting, 2010

Main article: 12th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties
The 13th meeting was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 3 to 5 December 2010 and was hosted by the South African Communist Party.

### 11th International Meeting, 2009

Main article: 11th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties
The 11th meeting was held in New Delhi, India, from 20 to 22 November 2009 and was hosted by both the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Communist Party of India. It was attended by 89 participants representing 57 communist and workers' parties and 48 countries.

### 10th International Meeting, 2008

Main article: 10th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties
The 10th meeting was held in São Paulo, Brazil, from 21 to 23 November 2008 and was hosted by the Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB). It was attended by dlegations of 65 communist and workers' parties from 55 countries.

### 9th International Meeting, 2007

Main article: 9th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties
The 9th meeting was held in Minsk, Belarus, from 3 to 5 November 2007 and was hosted by the Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB). It was attended by 154 representatives of 72 communist and
workers' parties, representing 59 countries.

### Participation

The following table is a list of participants in each meeting.

Key:

x = participated
o = observer
m = sent message

## See also

* List of communist parties
* List of communist parties represented in European Parliament
* International Communist Seminar

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "*Avante!: O socialismo é o futuro!* (translation: Forward!: Socialism is the future!)".
2. ↑ "International Communist Review". Retrieved June 17, 2015.
3. ↑ "17th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties". SolidNet. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
4. ↑ Joint Press Statement
5. ↑ 11 IMCWP, Press Communique
6. ↑ 10 IMCWP, Press Release by CP of Brazil
7. ↑ Press Release

## External links

* Solidarity Network of Communist and Workers' Parties
* *Information Bulletin* ((En))
* *International Communist Review*  ((En)) ((en)) ((ru)) ((es)) ((el))

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