Concert in honour of Mikis Theodorakis a comradely gathering of two communist parties and two peoples

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The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) reports that on the evening of Sunday, September 22, a large gathering and concert were held in Izmir to celebrate the music of Mikis Theodorakis, themed “For the bread, the light and the song of the whole world.” This event was the second concert organized by the Central Committees of the KKE and the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Mikis Theodorakis’s birth. The first concert occurred two days prior on the island of Chios.

At the event, Nikos Sofianos, a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the KKE, and Kemal Okuyan, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the TKP, discussed the important contributions of Mikis Theodorakis. His work was closely tied to the fight for social liberation, the friendship among nations, and contemporary struggles, including those of the Palestinian people who continue to sacrifice. They also spoke about the future that people can create by believing in their own strength.

Concluding his speech, Nikos Sofianos said: “Our parties are intensifying their efforts to strengthen their roots within the working class and its movement, to analyze contemporary international and domestic developments dialectically, and to enrich the revolutionary strategy that responds to our times, as an era of transition from capitalism to socialism. We are confident that the communists in Turkey will take further significant steps in their struggle for the interests of the working class and the Turkish people. Turkey and the wider region need an even stronger Communist Party of Turkey”.

For more photos see: Solidnet | CP of Greece, A large, warm and comradely gathering of two communist parties and two peoples