AKEL, within the framework of the annual 19th International Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties, circulated a “Joint Solidarity Statement with the people of Cyprus”. The Joint Statement, as well as the sixty one Parties that have signed it, are listed below.
Solidarity Statement with the people of Cyprus
“The freedom and reunification of Cyprus is a milestone against imperialist aggression”
- We assert that the Cyprus problem is the result of foreign intervention and imperialist aggression; in July 1974, the Greek junta and the fascist organization EOKA B staged a coup d’état against the elected President of the Republic of Cyprus Archbishop Makarios.
- We recall that Turkey exploited the coup d’état to materialise its expansionist plans in Cyprus, invading illegally the island which remains occupied to this day in flagrant violation of international law.
- We recall that the double crime of the coup d’état and invasion was planned by the US and NATO aiming to divide Cyprus and impose union of one part to Greece and the other to Turkey, as both countries were NATO members.
- We emphasize that the persisting violation of the sovereignty and the territorial integrity of the Republic of Cyprus, the continuing violation of the human rights and freedoms of Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, the perpetuation of the division of the people of Cyprus and the illegal mass settlement of the occupied territory to alter the demographic character of the island, form another expression of the imperialist aggression in the region of the Eastern Mediterranean and the world.
- We reiterate that the Cyprus problem is in essence an international problem of invasion and illegal occupation, in violation of the fundamental principles of international law and the Charter of the UN, but also has an internal aspect, of restoring relations between the two communities of Cyprus, the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot.
- We underline the negative prospects for the future of the negotiations following the recent failure of the peace process in Switzerland.
- We stress that the recent failure cannot be the end of all efforts to liberate and reunify Cyprus but that the leaders of the two communities, echoing the calls of the UN Secretary-General, should return to the table of the negotiations with the political will to reach a solution within the agreed framework of bicommunal, bizonal federation and in accordance with international law.
- We reiterate that Turkey’s departure from its long- standing intransigence that has hindered any concrete progress in the last 42 years remains a prerequisite for the comprehensive solution of the Cyprus problem; for the termination of the occupation, the demilitarisation of the Republic of Cyprus, the annulment of the anachronistic Treaty of Guarantee and the exclusion of any right of foreign intervention.
- We underline that the status quo entrenches the long- term aspirations and objectives of Turkey against Cyprus and is not counter-productive for the strategic goals of NATO to maintain the geostrategic and military control of our region. On the contrary, we emphasise that the comprehensive solution of the Cyprus problem within the agreed framework is the only way to reunite our people and country, thus providing the impetus for common class struggles and a future socialist transformation.
- Demand the immediate withdrawal of Turkish army, the demilitarization of the Republic of Cyprus and the abolishment of foreign guarantees and of any rights for foreign intervention; it is within this context that permanent peace can be pursued, that would allow indeed the reunification, independence and freedom of the Cypriot people as a whole.
- Demand the solution of the Cyprus problem the soonest possible, on the basis of international law and the UN Security Council resolutions. The solution must restore the human rights and freedoms, provide for the transformation of the Republic of Cyprus from a unitary state to a bicommunal, bizonal federation with a single and indivisible sovereignty, a single international personality and single citizenship with due respect to the principle of political equality, as this is prescribed in the relevant UN resolutions.
- Call for an immediate verification of the fate of the remaining missing persons of the Cypriot tragedy.
- Deplore the policies of Turkey in the occupied part of Cyprus aiming to the consolidation on the ground of the divisionist faits accomplis; including the enforced economic and cultural assimilation of the Turkish Cypriots, as well as the recent imposition of “charges” for medicines and basic supplies transferred to Greek Cypriots enclaved in the occupied part of the island.
- Express their strong support for the resumption of the direct negotiations as soon as possible and call on Turkey to commit itself in abandoning its long-standing intransigent stance against Cyprus.
- Call on the international community to stop tolerating the continuing illegality that is taking place in Cyprus, and exert its influence on Turkey in order to terminate its divisive policies on the ground and take concrete steps for the solution of the Cyprus problem within the agreed framework.
- Express their solidarity with and support to the struggle of the Cypriot people for the liberation and reunification of its country.
THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF AKEL – NOVEMBER 2017
Parties undersigning
- Argentina - Communist Party of Argentina
- Australia - Communist Party of Australia
- Bahrain - Democratic Progressive Tribune
- Bangladesh - Communist Party of Bangladesh
- Bangladesh - Workers' Party of Bangladesh
- Belgium - Communist Party of Wallonia-Brussels
- Brazil - Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB)
- Britain – Communist Party of Britain
- Britain - New Communist Party of Britain
- Bulgaria - Communist Party of Bulgaria
- Bulgaria - Party of the Bulgarian Communists
- Canada - Communist Party Of Canada
- Chile – Communist Party of Chile
- Colombia - Colombian Communist Party
- Croatia - Socialist Workers' Party of Croatia
- Cuba - Communist Party of Cuba
- Czech Republic - Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (CPBM)
- Denmark - Communist Party in Denmark (KPiD)
- Denmark - Communist Party of Denmark
- Ecuador - Communist Party of Ecuador
- Egypt – Egyptian Communist Party
- Finland - Communist Party of Finland
- France - French Communist Party
- Germany – German Communist Party (DKP)
- Georgia – Unified Communist Party of Georgia
- Ireland - Communist Party of Ireland
- Ireland - The Workers' Party of Ireland
- Hungary - Hungarian Workers' Party
- India – Communist Party of India
- India – Communist Party of India (M)
- Iran – Tudeh Party of Iran
- Iraq – Iraqi Communist Party
- Israel - Communist Party of Israel
- Italy – Party of the Communist Refoundation
- Jordan –Communist Party of Jordan
- Lebanon - Lebanese Communist Party
- Luxembourg - Communist Party of Luxembourg (KPL)
- Madagascar - Party of the Congress for Independence of Madagascar (AKFM)
- Malta – Communist Party of Malta
- Norway - Communist Party of Norway
- Pakistan – Communist Party of Pakistan
- Palestine - Palestinian People's Party
- Palestine - Palestinian Communist Party
- Panama – Party of the People
- Peru - Communist Party of Peru (Patria Roja)
- Philippine Communist Party [PKP 1930]
- Portugal – Portuguese Communist Party
- Romania – Romanian Socialist Party
- Russia – Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF)
- Russia - Russian Communist Workers' Party
- Russia - Union of Communist Parties-CPSU
- Serbia - Communists of Serbia
- Serbia - New Communist Party of Yugoslavia
- South Africa - South African Communist Party (SACP)
- Spain - Communist Party of Spain (PCE)
- Spain - Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain
- Spain – Communists of Catalonia
- Syria - Syrian Communist Party
- Syria - Syrian Communist Party (Unified)
- Sudan – Sudanese Communist Party
- Turkey - Communist Party of Turkey (TKP)
- Ukraine - Communist Party Of Ukraine
- Uruguay – Communist Party of Uruguay
- USA - Communist Party USA
- Venezuela – Communist Party of Venezuela
- Vietnam - Communist Party of Vietnam
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