International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties

The International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties (IMCWP) is an annual conference attended by communist and workers' parties from several countries. It originated in 1998 when the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) invited communist and workers' parties to participate in an annual conference where parties could gather to share their experiences and issue a joint declaration. The most recent and 23rd meeting of the IMCWP was held in October 2023 in Izmir and was hosted by the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP).

Organization
The Working Group (WG) of International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties (IMCWP) is composed of Communist Parties throughout the world. The task of the working group is to prepare and organize the International Meetings of Communist and Workers' Parties (IMCWPs).

The meetings are held annually, with participants from all around the globe. Additionally, there are occasionally extraordinary meetings such as the meeting in Damascus in September 2009 on "Solidarity with the heroic struggle of the Palestinian people and the other people in Middle East". In December 2009, the communist and workers' parties agreed to the creation of the International Communist Review, which is published annually in English and Spanish and has a website.

Participation
The following table is a list of participants in each meeting.

Key:
 * ✓ = participated
 * – = did not participate
 * o = observer
 * m = sent message

23rd International meeting, 2023
The 23rd meeting of the Communist and Workers' Parties was held from 20th to 22nd October 2023, in İzmir, Turkey with the Communist Party of Turkey as hosting party. Members in attendance included:


 * Communist Party of Turkey
 * Communist Party of Australia
 * Party of Labour of Austria
 * Communist Party of Azerbaijan
 * Progressive Democratic Tribune (Bahrain)
 * Communist Party of Belarus
 * Communist Party of Belgium
 * Workers Party of Belgium
 * Communist Party of Brazil
 * Brazilian Communist Party
 * Communist Party of Britain
 * Communist Party of Canada
 * Colombian Communist Party
 * Socialist Labour Party of Croatia
 * Progressive Party of Working People (Cyprus)
 * Communist Party of Bohemia & Moravia
 * Communist Party of Denmark
 * Communist Party of El Salvador
 * Communist Party of Finland
 * Unified Communist Party of Georgia
 * German Communist Party
 * Communist Party of Greece
 * Hungarian Workers' Party
 * Communist Party of India
 * Communist Party of India (Marxist)
 * Tudeh Party of Iran
 * Iraqi Communist Party
 * Communist Party of Kurdistan-Iraq
 * Communist Party of Ireland
 * Workers Party of Ireland
 * Communist Party (Italy)
 * Socialist Movement of Kazakhstan
 * Workers Party of Korea
 * Socialist Party of Latvia
 * Lebanese Communist Party
 * Communist Party of Luxembourg
 * Communist Party of Mexico
 * Popular Socialist Party of Mexico
 * New Communist Party of the Netherlands
 * Communist Party of Macedonia
 * Communist Party of Norway
 * Communist Party of Pakistan
 * Palestinian Communist Party
 * Paraguayan Communist Party
 * Portuguese Communist Party
 * Communist Party of the Russian Federation
 * Russian Communist Workers Party
 * New Communist Party of Yugoslavia
 * South African Communist Party
 * Communist Party of Spain
 * Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain
 * Communist Party of the Workers of Spain
 * Communists of Catalonia
 * Communist Party of Sri Lanka
 * Sudanese Communist Party
 * Communist Party of Sweden
 * Swiss Communist Party
 * Communist Party (Switzerland)
 * Syrian Communist Party [Unified]
 * Union of Communists of Ukraine
 * Communist Party of Uruguay
 * Communist Party USA
 * Communist Party of Venezuela
 * Communist Party of Vietnam

22nd International meeting, 2022
The 22nd meeting of the Communist and Workers' Parties was held from 27th to 29 October 2022, in Havana, Cuba with the Communist Party of Cuba as hosting party. The themes for the meeting where "Solidarity with Cuba and all the struggling peoples. United we are stronger in the anti-imperialist struggle, together with social and popular movements, in the face of capitalism and its policies, the threat of fascism and war; in defense of peace, the environment, workers' rights, solidarity and socialism." The final declaration of the meeting includes; denouncing "the strengthening and expansion of NATO", "the aggravation of tensions and military conflicts, such as the one in Ukraine" and "the resurgence of fascism in various parts of the world" and calling for unity to combat the "reemergence of anti-communist, reactionary, ultra-nationalist and fascist forces in various parts of the world". Additionally, the meeting called for mobilization of support in favor of the Polisario Front, promoting international solidarity with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, and support for Puerto Rican independence. Members in attendance included:


 * Algerian Party for Democracy and Socialism
 * Communist Party of Argentina
 * Communist Party of Australia
 * Party of Labour of Austria
 * Communist Party of Azerbaijan
 * Workers Party of Bangladesh
 * Communist Party of Belgium
 * Communist Party of Brazil
 * Brazilian Communist Party
 * Communist Party of Britain
 * Communist Party of Canada
 * Colombian Communist Party
 * Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia
 * Communist Party in Denmark
 * Communist Party of Denmark
 * Communist Party of Finland
 * French Communist Party
 * German Communist Party
 * Communist Party of Greece
 * Hungarian Workers Party
 * Communist Party of India
 * Communist Party of India (Marxist)
 * Iraqi Communist Party
 * Tudeh Party of Iran
 * Communist Party of Ireland
 * Workers Party of Ireland
 * Communist Party (Italy)
 * Socialist Movement of Kazakhstan
 * Workers' Party of Korea
 * Party of Communists of Kyrgyzstan
 * Lao People's Revolutionary Party
 * Communist Party of Luxembourg
 * Communist Party of Mexico
 * Popular Socialist Party of Mexico
 * New Communist Party of the Netherlands
 * Communist Party of Norway
 * Communist Party of Pakistan
 * Palestinian Communist Party
 * Peruvian Communist Party
 * Portuguese Communist Party
 * Russian Communist Workers Party
 * Communist Party of the Russian Federation
 * Union of Communist Parties - Communist Party of the Soviet Union
 * New Communist Party of Yugoslavia
 * Communists of Serbia
 * Communist Party of Spain
 * Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain
 * Communist Party of the Workers of Spain
 * Communists of Catalonia
 * Communist Party of Swaziland
 * Communist Party of Sweden
 * Communist Party of Turkey
 * Communist Party of Ukraine
 * Communist Party USA
 * Communist Party of Vietnam

Extraordinary TeleConference, 2021
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, delegates to the International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties did not meet in 2020. However, a virtual meeting was held over Zoom on 10 and 11 December 2021.

Participants of the Extraordinary TeleConference of the International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties, 2021

Algerian Party for Democracy and Socialism

Communist Party of Argentina

Communist Party of Australia

Party of Labour of Austria

Communist Party of Azerbaijan

Progressive Democratic Tribune (Bahrain)

Communist Party of Bangladesh

Communist Party of Belgium

Workers' Party of Belgium

Communist Party of Brazil

Brazilian Communist Party

Communist Party of Britain

Communist Party of Canada

Socialist Workers' Party of Croatia

Communist Party of Cuba

Progressive Party of Working People (Cyprus)

Communist Party of Bohemia & Moravia

Communist Party in Denmark

Communist Party of Ecuador

Communist Party of Finland

French Communist Party

German Communist Party

Hungarian Workers' Party

Communist Party of India

Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Tudeh Party of Iran

Iraqi Communist Party

Communist Party of Kurdistan – Iraq

Communist Party of Ireland

Workers' Party (Ireland)

Communist Party of Israel

Communist Party (Italy)

Jordanian Communist Party

Socialist Movement of Kazakhstan

Workers' Party of Korea

Lao People's Revolutionary Party

Socialist Party of Latvia

Lebanese Communist Party

Communist Party of Mexico

Popular Socialist Party of Mexico

Communist Party of Norway

Communist Party of Pakistan

Palestinian Communist Party

Palestinian People's Party

Paraguayan Communist Party

Peruvian Communist Party

Communist Party of the Philippines – 1930

Communist Party of Poland

Portuguese Communist Party

Romanian Socialist Party

Russian Communist Workers' Party

Communist Party of the Russian Federation

Union of Communist Parties - Communist Party of the Soviet Union

New Communist Party of Yugoslavia

Party of the Communists of Serbia

South African Communist Party

Communist Party of Spain

Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain

Communist Party of the Workers of Spain

Communists of Catalonia

Communist Party of Sri Lanka

Sudanese Communist Party

Communist Party of Swaziland

Communist Party of Sweden

Syrian Communist Party (Bakdash)

Syrian Communist Party (Unified)

Communist Party of Ukraine

Union of Communists of Ukraine

Communist Party of Venezuela

Communist Party of Vietnam

21st International meeting, 2019
The 21st International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties, with the theme "100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist International. The fight for peace and socialism continues", took place in Izmir, Turkey, from 18 to 20 October 2019, and was hosted by the Communist Party of Turkey and the Communist Party of Greece.

20th International meeting, 2018
The 20th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties, with the theme "The contemporary working class and its alliance. The tasks of its political vanguard – the Communist and Worker's Parties – in the struggle against exploitation and imperialist wars, for the rights of the workers and of the peoples, for peace, for socialism", took place in Athens, Greece, from 23 to 25 November 2018.

19th International Meeting, 2017
The 19th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties, with the theme "The 100th Anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution:the ideals of the Communist Movement, revitalizing the struggle against imperialistic wars, for peace, socialism", took place in St. Petersburg, Russia, from 2 to 3 November 2017 and in Moscow, Russia, from 5 to 7 November 2017.

18th International Meeting, 2016
The 18th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties took place in Hanoi, Vietnam, from 28 to 30 October 2016.

17th International Meeting, 2015
The 17th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties took place in Istanbul, Turkey, from 30 October to 1 November 2015.

16th International Meeting, 2014
The 16th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties took place from 13 to 15 November 2014 in Guayaquil, Ecuador. It was attended by 85 delegates representing 53 parties from 44 countries.

15th International Meeting, 2013
The 15th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties took place from 8 to 10 November 2013 in Lisbon, Portugal.

14th International Meeting, 2012
The 14th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties took place from 22 to 25 November 2012 in Beirut, Lebanon.

13th International Meeting, 2011
The 13th meeting was held in Athens, Greece, from 9 to 11 December 2011 and was hosted by the Communist Party of Greece (KKE). Under the motto "Socialism is the future!", it was attended by 80 parties, while additional eight parties sent a message.



12th International Meeting, 2010
The 13th meeting was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 3 to 5 December 2010 and was hosted by the South African Communist Party.

11th International Meeting, 2009
The 11th meeting was held in New Delhi, India, from 20 to 22 November 2009 and was hosted by both the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Communist Party of India. It was attended by 89 participants representing 57 communist and workers' parties and 48 countries.

10th International Meeting, 2008
The 10th meeting was held in São Paulo, Brazil, from 21 to 23 November 2008 and was hosted by the Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB). It was attended by delegations of 65 communist and workers' parties from 55 countries.

9th International Meeting, 2007
The 9th meeting was held in Minsk, Belarus, from 3 to 5 November 2007 and was hosted by the Communist Party of Belarus (KPB). It was attended by 154 representatives of 72 communist and workers' parties, representing 59 countries.