Action Plan: International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties

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The Communist and Workers' Parties participating in the 24th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties (IMCWP), organized by the Communist Party of Cuba in Havana, declare their will and determination to undertake joint and convergent actions on the following main issues until the next meeting:

1. Oppose imperialist wars, the arms race, including nuclear weapons and foreign military bases, and reject all NATO practices, which intensified its preparations for war at the last NATO Summit in Ankara. In this context, increase propaganda and class mobilization against NATO expansion and aggression worldwide; oppose the participation of NATO and its allies in the wars in Ukraine and Iran and in Israel's aggression against the Palestinian people; strengthen the struggle for NATO withdrawal and dissolution; organize anti-imperialist and anti-war events on September 21, World Peace Day; and support the efforts of the World Peace Council.

2. Denounce the arbitrary inclusion of Cuba on the U.S. list of alleged state sponsors of terrorism and interference in its internal affairs. Express support for and solidarity with the Cuban people and the Communist Party of Cuba in their demand for the immediate and unconditional lifting of the economic, commercial, and financial blockade and the energy embargo imposed by the criminal government of the United States. Strengthen solidarity with Cuba by organizing initiatives of various kinds in our respective countries; hold protest demonstrations in front of U.S. embassies and in other public spaces to denounce the U.S. blockade and the terrible impacts of the two executive orders (of January 29 and May 1) on key areas for the development of the Cuban people, such as the electricity sector, food production, tourism, and the serious impacts on the healthcare system. Disseminate the truth about the situation in Cuba to the general public; and actively counter the media manipulation campaigns orchestrated and financed by the U.S. government and other imperial powers to overthrow the Revolution. To build and mobilize public opinion to denounce and thwart any threat of military intervention against Cuba.

3. Coordinate concrete actions and initiatives to break the imperialist blockade against Cuba by calling on trade unions and workers' organizations, particularly those in the maritime and logistics transport sector, to work together with the CTC to deliver containers with essential medicines, food, and humanitarian aid to Cuba, which are currently being held in ports around the world and in the Caribbean and Central America.

4. Condemn the illegal wars initiated in June 2025 and continuing to this day by US imperialism and the criminal Israeli regime against Iran. The Iranian people have expressed their firm demand for an immediate end to the war and the restoration of peace, rejecting imperialist intervention. Demand the immediate and complete cessation of all foreign interventions, military aggressions, covert operations, and external interference under any pretext or guise. The future of Iran must be decided by the Iranian people themselves, and exclusively by them. True democratic progress, lasting peace, and genuine national sovereignty can only be forged by the Iranian people, free from external impositions and with the support of progressive anti-war forces worldwide.

5. Demand an end to the brutal Israeli attacks against the Palestinian people, an end to the occupation, and the realization of the Palestinian people's rights to self-determination, resistance, and a sovereign and independent state. Demand the right of return for refugees, guaranteeing conditions in accordance with relevant UN resolutions, and the release of Palestinian political prisoners. Condemn the colonial and discriminatory policies of the United States and Israel, including the construction and expansion of settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, the whole of southern Lebanon. In this context, commemorate the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People on November 29.

6. Consider the fight against fascism and its manifestations as one of the priorities of the international communist movement. Organize the celebration of Victory Day 2027 as the day of victory over fascism in 1945.

7. Organize May Day 2027, International Workers' Day, with greater force as a day of class struggle for workers' rights, social justice, and equality; for the abolition of capitalist exploitation worldwide; and against the criminalization of workers' struggles and trade union rights. Strengthen class-oriented trade union work by rebuilding rank-and-file organization in workplaces.

8. Support initiatives and mobilizations for the defense of popular sovereignty with a class character in the context of natural disasters, social conflicts, wars, and other situations that require it.

9. Show solidarity with communists who face all forms of repression, interference, and prohibitions, and whose political rights and freedoms are being usurped anywhere in the world. Strengthen coordination to confront the criminalization of communist activities and of all organizations fighting against imperialism and for solidarity among peoples.

10. Develop joint activities against anti-communism, fascism, and manipulated propaganda against the historical contribution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) to humanity. Undertake joint efforts to commemorate the 110th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution, highlighting the enduring relevance of socialism worldwide.

11. Strengthen the struggle of women against inequality, oppression, and discrimination, increasing mobilization on March 8, International Women's Day, especially among working women.

12. More than fifty years after the war, occupation, and artificial division of the island and its population, support the reunification of Cyprus in accordance with the relevant UN resolutions. Support the struggle of the people of Western Sahara for their right to self-determination in accordance with the relevant UN resolutions; as well as Argentina’s right to exercise sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands, the South Sandwich Islands and South Georgia.

13. Actively participate in popular mobilizations to demand environmental protection and reject the capitalist model of production and consumption.

14. Achieve joint action by the Communist and Workers' Parties and their affiliated organizations to strengthen international anti-imperialist organizations, in particular the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU), the World Peace Council (WPC), the World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY), and the Women's International Democratic Federation (WIDF).

15. Strengthen interaction and cooperation between communist and workers' parties in all regions of the world to successfully pave the way for the 25th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties in 2027.

16. Express our commitment to organizing activities to commemorate and pay tribute to Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz in the centenary year of his birth.

17. Coordinate actions and mobilization initiatives for peace in different countries.

18. Fight against far-right propaganda, racism and xenophobia in order to reaffirm the principle of international working-class solidarity.