p 1. Seminar is coming to a successful conclusion.

p 2. All parties whom we approached for participation accepted the request.

p Most of them are able to participate and some have sent their papers  

p Some have expressed their inability to participate due to some difficulties and political developments. They have sent messages.

p But the response shows the proposal to hold this seminar reflected the desire of communist and workers parties.

p 3. The papers presented and the discussions held go to indicate the basic urge of Communist and Workers parties, to meet the imperialist offensive against the science of Marxism and defending socialism in the background of the setbacks.

p 4. It also shows that the communist parties are today united on the following fundamental principles;.

p i) Marxism is a creative science and it is as valid today as it was when it was propounded and it remains a guide to action.

p ii) That setbacks have been due to distortions and deviations and they do not constitute either the negation of the science of Marxism or the goal of socialism.

p iii) That socialism remains the objective for all the communist and workers parties  

p iv) That class struggle is the motive force of history  

p v) That capitalism - based on exploitation of man by man can 387 not provide remedies to the ills of present society  

p vi) That imperialism remains the main enemy of mankind and we have to unite all forces in the struggle against it and defend socialist countries against its attack.

p vii) That the communist and workers parties defending Marxism lead the working class and other toiling millions towards achieving socialism.

p Suggestions

p Some parties have given some suggestions about some concrete issues. It is difficult to accept these  

p The scope of the seminar was very limited.

p Secondly, there can not be today any guiding world revolutionary centre.

p Thirdly, such exchange of opinion is necessary but it will take some more time before all of us are able to draw proper lessons from the recent experiences.

p At the present juncture bilateral ties have to be strengthened while opportunities for such multilateral sharing of experiences must be carried forward.

p Other points

p Some comrades have raised some points regarding other parties not present here.

p We suggest, if these parties agree, not to publish in the proceedings, certain references to the experiences and evaluation of parties not present here.

Again, I thank you, for accepting our invitation and making this seminar a success.