Communist and Workers Parties: Solidarity with Cuba – End the illegal US Blockade
On AKEL’s initiative, tenths of Communist and Workers Parties of the world cosign a Joint Declaration of Solidarity with Cuba, as Cuba – amidst the pandemic – is facing the escalation of US aggressiveness. Below the text of the Joint Declaration and the parties that have so far cosigned it:
Joint Declaration of Communist and Workers’ Parties
WE DEMAND THE IMMEDIATE LIFTING OF THE CRIMINAL US BLOCKADE ON CUBA
SOLIDARITY YES – BLOCKADE NO
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to spread over the whole planet causing enormous human pain and loses, it tragically confirms the existence of two different approaches: one insisting to put profits and imposition of global control above public health and the wellbeing of their own people, and a different one putting people, their health and wellbeing, above all other interests.
Amidst Covid-19 pandemic, in different continents peoples become witnesses of the internationalism and solidarity exhibited by Cuba as it responds to calls for assistance by dispatching medical teams to tenths of countries. This humanitarian response is a continuation of decades of disinterested practice when Cuban doctors and nurses came to the help of countries stricken by natural disasters or epidemics.
Whilst the word “Solidarity” is echoed from different corners as the necessary approach for the whole planet to face the pandemic, the US choose to further harden the illegal economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed on Cuba. At these critical times, when human lives are at stake, the US, by imposing the extraterritoriality clause of the Helms-Burton Law, obstruct personal protective equipment, ventilators, and test kits to be acquired or reach Cuba. This is the most gruesome manifestation of the criminal 60-year-long blockade and its consequences for the life and economic development of Cuba and its people.
Under these conditions we the undersigned Communist and Workers’ Parties:
- denounce the criminal US economic, commercial and financial blockade on Cuba
- demand the immediate lifting of the illegal US blockade on Cuba
- express our gratitude for Cuba’s solidarity extended to peoples in need through its medical teams
- reiterate our solidarity with the Communist Party of Cuba, the Cuban Government and People in their struggle to defend the socialist path of development
Solidarity YES – Blockade NO
The Joint Declaration is open for signatures
| 1. | Communist Party of Argentina | ARGENTINA |
| 2. | Communist Party of Armenia | ARMENIA |
| 3. | Communist Party of Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| 4. | Party of Labour of Austria | AUSTRIA |
| 5. | Democratic Progressive Tribune, Bahrain | BAHRAIN |
| 6. | Communist Party of Bangladesh | BANGLADESH |
| 7. | Workers’ Party of Belgium | BELGIUM |
| 8. | Communist Party of Belgium | BELGIUM |
| 9. | Communist Party of Brazil | BRAZIL |
| 10. | Brazilian Communist Party | BRAZIL |
| 11. | Communist Party of Britain | BRITAIN |
| 12. | New Communist Party of Britain | BRITAIN |
| 13. | Communist Party of Canada | CANADA |
| 14. | Communist Party of Chile | CHILE |
| 15. | Communist Party of Colombia | COLOMBIA |
| 16. | Socialist Workers’ Party of Croatia | CROATIA |
| 17. | Communist Party of Cuba | CUBA |
| 18. | AKEL – CYPRUS | CYPRUS |
| 19. | Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia | CZECH REPUBLIC |
| 20. | Communist Party in Denmark | DENMARK |
| 21. | Workers’ Party of Korea | DPR KOREA |
| 22. | Communist Party of Ecuador | ECUADOR |
| 23. | Egyptian Communist Party | EGYPT |
| 24. | Communist Party of Finland | FINLAND |
| 25. | French Communist Party | FRANCE |
| 26. | DKP-German Communist Party | GERMANY |
| 27. | Communist Party of Greece | GREECE |
| 28. | Hungarian Workers’ Party | HUNGARY |
| 29. | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | INDIA |
| 30. | Tudeh Party of Iran | IRAN |
| 31. | Iraqi Communist Party | IRAQ |
| 32. | Communist Party of Kurdistan-Iraq | IRAQ |
| 33. | Communist Party of Ireland | IRELAND |
| 34. | Workers’ Party of Ireland | IRELAND |
| 35. | Communist Party of Israel | ISRAEL |
| 36. | Communist Refoundation Party – Italy | ITALY |
| 37. | Italian Communist Party -PCI | ITALY |
| 38. | Communist Party –Italy | ITALY |
| 39. | Jordanian Communist Party | JORDAN |
| 40. | Communist Party of Luxembourg | LUXEMBOURG |
| 41. | Communist Party of Malta | MALTA |
| 42. | Communist Party of Mexico | MEXICO |
| 43. | New Communist Party of Netherlands | NETHERLANDS |
| 44. | Communist Party of Norway | NORWAY |
| 45. | Communist Party of Pakistan | PAKISTAN |
| 46. | Palestinian People’s Party | PALESTINE |
| 47. | Palestinian Communist Party | PALESTINE |
| 48. | Paraguayan Communist Party | PARAGUAYAN |
| 49. | PKP-1930, the Philippine Communist Party | PHILIPPINES |
| 50. | Communist Party of Poland | POLAND |
| 51. | Portuguese Communist Party | PORTUGAL |
| 52. | Romanian Socialist Party | ROMANIAN |
| 53. | Communist Party of the Russian Federation | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| 54. | Russian Communist Workers’ Party | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| 55. | New Communist Party of Yugoslavia | SERBIA |
| 56. | Communists of Serbia | SERBIA |
| 57. | South African Communist Party | SOUTH AFRICA |
| 58. | Communist Party of Spain | SPAIN |
| 59. | Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain –PCPE | SPAIN |
| 60. | Communist Party of the Workers of Spain | SPAIN |
| 61. | Communists of Catalonia | SPAIN |
| 62. | Communist Party of Sri Lanka | SRI LANKA |
| 63. | Sudanese Communist Party | SUDAN |
| 64. | Communist Party of Swaziland | SWAZILAND |
| 65. | Communist Party of Sweden | SWEDEN |
| 66. | Communist Party of Turkey | TURKEY |
| 67. | Communist Party of Ukraine | UKRAINE |
| 68. | Communist Party USA | USA |
| 69. | Communist Party of Venezuela | VENEZUELA |
