The International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties (IMCWP) is an annual Marxist-Leninist-led conference attended by communist and workers' parties from several countries worldwide. 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 IMCWPs bear the same name as the International Meetings of Communist and Workers' Parties that were hosted by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) throughout the 20th century, for the first time in 1957.
The parties participating in the IMCWPs can publish materials on their joint website SolidNet, meaning Solidarity Network, which is operated by the KKE. SolidNet's declared purpose is "to inform on the activities as well as the ideological and political views of different Communist and Workers' Parties on national and international issues", while it also acts as the official website of the IMCWPs, where the contributions of all the parties of every IMCWP are published.
The most recent and 24th IMCWP was held on 7-9 August 2026 in Havana and hosted by the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), under the title "Defending and honouring the legacy of the Cuban Revolution on the centenary of Fidel’s birth; deepening solidarity with socialist Cuba; strengthening our joint actions; and uniting our forces for peace and against imperialist aggression". The 24th IMCWP was originally scheduled to be held in Lebanon, hosted by the Lebanese Communist Party (LCP) between 25–27 October 2024, but was postponed due to the Israeli invasion of Lebanon.
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Organization
The Working Group (WG) of the International Meetings of Communist and Workers' Parties (IMCWPs) is composed of parties throughout the world. The task of the WG is to prepare and organize the 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 (ICR), which is published annually in English, Spanish and Greek 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
Representatives
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
14th International Meeting, 2012
The 14th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties took place from 22 to 25 November 2012 in Beirut, Lebanon.
15th International Meeting, 2013
The 15th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties took place from 8 to 10 November 2013 in Lisbon, Portugal.
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.
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.
18th International Meeting, 2016
The 18th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties took place in Hanoi, Vietnam, from 28 to 30 October 2016.
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.
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.
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 İzmir, Turkey, from 18 to 20 October 2019, and was hosted by the Communist Party of Turkey and the Communist Party of Greece.
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.
22nd International meeting, 2022
The 22nd meeting of the Communist and Workers' Parties was held from 27 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
23rd International Meeting, 2023
The 23rd meeting of the Communist and Workers' Parties was held from 20 to 22 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
24th International Meeting, 2026
The 24th IMCWP was held from 7 to 9 August 2026, in Havana, Cuba, hosted by the PCC. Its title was “Defending and honouring the legacy of the Cuban Revolution on the centenary of Fidel’s birth; deepening solidarity with socialist Cuba; strengthening our joint actions; and uniting our forces for peace and against imperialist aggression”. The final speech of the 24th meeting was delivered by the president of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, who reiterated that Marxism-Leninism "remains fully valid", despite ongoing Capitalist-inclined economic reforms. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Fidel Castro's birth, many parties of the meeting also participated in the First International Colloquium “Fidel: Legacy and Future”, also organized by the PCC in Havana.