The Participants of the Euro-Mediterranean meeting of Left Parties, meeting in Nicosia, Cyprus on 17th-18th March 2007, express their grave concern over the heightening tensions in the Persian Gulf region emanating from the US militaristic and hegemonic stance in its conflict with Iran.
The US led pressures against Iran on the question of that country’s expressed wish to develop nuclear technology for peaceful purposes, is only a cover for the US attempts to secure US control over an area of the Middle East that is best situated to control the production and export of energy resources from this part of the world.
We also express our concern over the provocative and unacceptable statements from the Iranian president. These statements have provided the US and its allies, in particular the Israeli government, with the excuse to continue their provocations against Iran. The Iranian regime is exploiting the current situation to extend its suppression of progressive forces, trade unions, youth and student movements as well as women’s movements.
We express our full solidarity with the people and progressive forces of Iran, with trade unions, women, youth and student movements that are campaigning for peace, democracy and social progress.
We strongly and unconditionally express our total opposition to any military attack or intervention against Iran by the US, the EU or Israel. We resolve to support all genuine efforts directed at the resolution of the current differences between the US and the Islamic Republic of Iran through peaceful and diplomatic means.
We call for the elimination of all nuclear weapons in the Middle East, strict observance of the Nuclear Proliferation Treaty and declaring the region a nuclear weapons free zone.
The future direction of developments in Iran should be decided only by the people of Iran and no one else.
Supported by:
AKEL- Cyprus
Communist Party of Austria
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia
Party of Belarusian Communists
Communist Party of Britain*
Communist Party of France
Communist Party of Greece
Synaspismos (Coalition of Left and ecology movements)- Greece
Communist Party of Germany
The Left Party- PDS Germany
Hungarian Communist Workers Party
Tudeh Party of Iran
Communist Party of Iraq
Communist Party of Israel
Communist Refoundation Party of Italy
Party of Italian Communists
Socialist Party of Latvia
Party of Progress and Socialism- Morocco
Socialist Left Party of Norway
Palestinian People’s Party
Palestinian Democratic Union- FIDA
Portuguese Communist Party
Communist Party of Russian Federation
Communist Party of Spain
Communist Party of People’s of Spain
Communist Party of Sudan*
Communist Party of Turkey
New Communist Party of Yoguslavia
* CP Britain and CP Sudan were not in attendance at the meeting but communicated their full support for the resolution after the event in Nicosia.
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