p An International Meeting of 75 Communist and Workers’ Parties took place in Moscow from June 5 to 17, 1969. Participants in the Meeting see it as a big event in unfolding the struggle against imperialism, in achieving anti-imperialist united action by the broadest masses of the people throughout the world, as an important stage in cementing the unity of the communist movement on the principles of Marxism-Leninism, proletarian internationalism.

p Delegations of the following Communist and Workers’ Parties participated in the Meeting: Communist Party of Australia, Communist Party of Austria, Socialist Vanguard Party of Algeria, Communist Party of Argentina, Communist Party of Belgium, Socialist Unity Party of West Berlin, Communist Party of Bolivia, Brazilian Communist Party, Bulgarian Communist Party, Communist Party of Canada, Communist Party of Ceylon, Communist Party of Chile, Communist Party of Colombia, People’s Vanguard Party of Costa Rica, Progressive Party of the Working People .of Cyprus, Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, Communist Party of Denmark, Dominican Com’munist Party, Communist Party of Ecuador, Communist Party of Finland, French Communist Party, Communist Party of Germany, Socialist Unity Party of Germany, Communist Party of Great Britain, Communist Party of Greece, Guadeloupe Communist Party, Guatemalan Party of Labour, People’s Progressive Party of Guyana, United Party of Haitian Communists, Communist Party of Honduras, Hungarian Socialist Workers’ .Party, Communist Party of India, People’s Party of Iran, Iraqi Communist Party, Communist Party of Northern Ireland, Irish Workers’ Party, Communist Party of Israel, Italian Communist Party, Jordanian Communist Party, Lebanese Communist Party, Communist Party of Lesotho, Communist Party of Luxembourg, Martinique Communist Party, Mexican Communist Party, Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party, Party of Liberation and Socialism (Morocco), Nicaraguan Socialist Party, Nigerian Marxist-Leninists, Communist Party of Norway, Communist Party of East Pakistan, People’s Party of Panama, Paraguayan Communist Party, Peruvian Communist Party, Polish United Workers’ Party, Portuguese Communist Party, Puerto Rican Communist Party, Reunion Communist Party, Rumanian Communist Party, Communist Party of Salvador, San Marino Communist 10 Party, Communist Party of the Soviet Union, South African Communist Party, Communist Party of Spain, Sudanese Communist Party, Swiss Party of Labour, Syrian Communist Party, Tunisian Communist Party, Communist Party of Turkey, Communist Party of Uruguay, Communist Party of the USA, Communist Party of Venezuela and two Parties working underground whose names are not mentioned for considerations of security. Delegations of the Communist Party of Cuba and the Left Party—Communists of Sweden were present at the Meeting as observers, and set out their positions.

p The Meeting adopted a Document, "Tasks at the Present Stage of the Struggle Against Imperialism and United Action of the Communist and Workers’ Parties and All Anti-Imperialist Forces." Expressing themselves also in favour of cementing the unity of the Communist and Workers’ Parties, of all anti-imperialist forces, the delegations of the Communist Parties of Australia, Italy, San Marino and Reunion declared themselves in full accord only with that section of the Document that sets forth the joint programme of struggle against imperialism, while the delegate of the Dominican Communist Party did not support the Main Document.

p The participants in the Meeting discussed the question of observing the centenary of V. I. Lenin’s birth, and warmly and enthusiastically approved the address "Centenary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin”.

p The Meeting addressed the peoples of the world in an appeal, " Independence, Freedom and Peace for Vietnam!" It warmly welcomed the establishment of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam. The Meeting issued an "Appeal in Defence of Peace". It adopted a statement in support of the just struggle of the Arab peoples against the Israeli aggression and statements of solidarity with Communists and democrats exposed to brutal repressions and waging a selfless struggle in difficult conditions against reactionary dictatorial regimes supported by international imperialism.

p The Meeting took place in an atmosphere of frankness and fraternal solidarity, and was assured extensive publicity. The principle of the equality of all Parties and collective methods of work were strictly observed both in the preparatory period and in the course of the Meeting.

The participants in the Meeting expressed their readiness further to develop ties among the Communist and Workers’ Parties. They reaffirmed the desirability of bilateral and regional meetings, and of international meetings of Communist and Workers’ Parties when necessary, for the purpose of exchanging opinion and experience and for collective discussion and elaboration of topical political and theoretical questions, problems of struggle against imperialism, for the triumph of peace, national independence, democracy and socialism.

p It has been decided to send the proceedings of the Meeting also to Communist and Workers’ Parties that did not take part in the work of the Meeting.

The participants in the Meeting are deeply convinced that its results accord with the interests of each Communist Party and of the international communist movement as a whole,