Athens Meeting 18- 20 November 2005, Solidarity Statement
With Syria
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From: SolidNet, Wednesday, December 07, 2005
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Solidarity With Syria

We the undersigned parties participating at the
International Meeting of Communist and Workers Parties,
held in Athens 18-10 November 2005 express our dismay over
unjustified pressure and threat directed against Syria
which remind us of the steps undertaken before the
aggression and occupation of Iraq under the pretext proved
to be false. This aggression under which the Iraqi people
are living its catastrophic consequences.

We declare our keens in reaching the truth about the
assassination of the former Prime Minister of Lebanon Mr.
Hariri, we demand the separation between the judicial
process and securing political points in this case, the
thing which will help the investigation and secure the
interests of both the Lebanese and Syrian peoples.

While we express our support and solidarity with the Syrian
people against the danger and threats and blockade, we warm
from creating a new point of tension in the inflamed Middle
East.

What the Middle East needs and what the Security Council
should provide and concentrate upon as well as devote more
efforts to achieve is the just and comprehensive peace in
the area through forcing Israel to comply with the UN
resolutions on the Middle East especially resolutions
(194,424 and 338)

It goes without saying that such a step will not only be in
the interest of peace and security in the Area, but will
also enhance world peace and security.

PARTIES
Communist Party of Australia
Workers Party of Belgium
Workers Communist Party of Bosnia & Herzegovina
Communist Party of Bulgaria
New Communist Party of Britain
AKEL, Cyprus
Communist Party of Bohemia & Moravia
Communist Party in Denmark
Communist Party of Finland
Communist Party of Macedonia
Unified Communist Party of Georgia
Communist Party of Greece
Hungarian Workers' Party
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Communist Party of Israel
Party of the Italian Communists
Jordanian Communist Party
Communist Party of Luxembourg
Communist Party of Malta
Party of the Communists, Mexico
Popular Socialist Party of Mexico
New Communist Party of Netherlands
Communist Party of Norway
Communist Party of Poland
Portuguese Communist Party
Romanian Communist Party
Socialist Alliance Party, Romania
Communist Party of the Russian Federation
New Communist Party of Yugoslavia
Communist Party of Peoples of Spain
Sudanese Communist Party
Communist Party of Sweden
Syrian Communist Party
Syrian Communist Party
Communist Party of Tadjikistan