The International Conference of Marxist-Leninist Parties and Organisations met for four days in November 2009 in a European country. Sixteen parties participated in the meeting and, due to certain logistical problems, some parties and organisations were not able to participate. After the hosting party greeted the participants, the Conference began. As the first item on its agenda, the Coordinating Committee reported its activities from the previous year to the Conference and submitted a proposal on the international situation and the recent world crisis. The participants analysed and discussed the proposal in detail. The participating organisations emphasised that it is needed, with consideration to the concrete situation in their own countries, to carry out revolutionary work and agitation especially among the working class.
The delegate from the Party of Labour of Iran (Toufan) gave a brief talk on the 1979 anti-imperialist and democratic revolution in Iran, on the short period of democratic atmosphere that came about after the revolution, on the growth of the organisation despite the splits that had taken place in the organisation two years earlier, on the growth of the other political and economic organisations of the masses, on the repression of democratic freedoms by the regime of the Islamic Republic and its allies the Tudeh Party and Fadaian Majority, on the stagnation of the movement and the destruction of the revolutionary organisations, on the need for the struggle to bring about a democratic atmosphere, on the necessity of democracy for the working class movement, and on the ties between the communists and working class when democracy is established.
Our delegate explained that:
The recent presidential election in Iran was rigged, the elections in the Islamic Republic have always been sham and were based on lies and deception, and the two factions of the Islamic Republic are fighting against each other for domination. But the struggle of the Iranian people is a just struggle with democratic demands and has nothing to do with inter-government fighting over the result of June 12, 2009 elections in Iran. An intense struggle has been waged to seize the leadership of the movement. The recent struggle of the masses is the expression of the 30-year suppressed demands of the people. The masses use every opportunity to express their opposition to the rule of the Islamic Republic.
Our delegate also explained that, in the absence of a strong and influential communist party, the reactionary imperialist-Zionist forces try to issue inaccurate slogans and demands in order to direct the movement of the people on a deviated path and finally seize its leadership. We stressed that the communists should participate in and support the democratic movement in Iran.
Our Party also pointed out that democratic struggle is an inseparable
part of anti-imperialist struggle and that, due to the suppression of
the democratic movement of the masses, the fascist and theocratic
regime of the Islamic Republic has to ally itself sooner or later with
the imperialists in order to preserve its ruling power.
The Conference passed several resolutions to support the struggle of the masses and the working class around the world.
At the conclusion of its work, the Conference made some decisions and
set some tasks for the fraternal parties to work toward in their
respective countries and elected a new Coordinating Committee. The
Conference decided to hold a youth camp in a country where fraternal
comrades can provide substantial support.
The Communist Party of Colombia (Marxist-Leninist) invited the
participating Parties and Organisations to visit the camps and
liberated zones under their control and to see the advances made in
Colombia.
The Conference passed the following resolution unanimously to support the democratic struggles of the Iranian people.
Resolution on Iran:
We express our support for the just demands and struggles of the Iranian people to establish a democratic Iran. We believe that only the Iranian people have the right to overthrow the regime of the dictatorship in Iran.
Considering the lies and rumours that are fabricated against the interests of the Iranian people and considering the aggressive and warmongering policies of the imperialist to divide the world, we are opposed to the imperialists' and Zionists' interference in and conspiracies against Iran. Also, we condemn the torture, rape, and killing of the protestors in Iran by the barbaric and violent apparatus of the regime of the Islamic Republic.
We are of the opinion that the democratic struggles of the Iranian people are inseparable parts of their anti-imperialist struggles. The regimes that do not respect the masses and repress the democratic demands of their people will have to appeal to the imperialist forces sooner or later.
Long Live the Struggle of the Iranian People to Achieve their Democratic Rights!
Long Live the Struggle of the Iranian Working Class to establish a Socialist Iran!
Revolutionary Communist Party of Brazil
Communist Party of Ecuador (Marxist-Leninist)
Workers' Communist Party of France
Communist Party of Spain (Marxist-Leninist)
Communist Party of Colombia (Marxist-Leninist)
Workers' Communist Party of Tunisia
Revolutionary Communist Party of Turkey
Movement for Reconstruction of the Communist Party of Greece
Workers' Communist Party of Denmark
Communist Platform of Italy
Communist Party of Mexico (Marxist-Leninist)
Communist Platform (Marxist-Leninist) of Norway
Communist Party of Labour of the Dominican Republic
Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of Venezuela
Revolutionary Communist Party of Volta
Party of Labour of Iran (Toufan)
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