4-04-07, 9:01 am
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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