50 years ago, on July 20, 1974, the Turkish state began its invasion of the Cypriot people. The result is the ongoing colonial occupation of one third of Cyprus by fascist Turkish colonialism and the social segregation of Turkish and Greek speaking Cypriots.

Cyprus today is used as a geostrategic base for the inter-imperialist conflicts of the ruling class. The NATO states of Turkey, Greece, Britain, France and the USA rely on military bases and the fascist Turkish state continues to send Turkish settlers to prevent Greek-speaking Cypriots from returning to the occupied territory.

As ICOR parties at the 5th ICOR World Conference, we call for the struggle against Turkish colonialism side by side with the Cypriot people and consider it our responsibility to support every people targeted by the colonial aggression of the Turkish Republic in their struggle for freedom.

Long live the brotherhood of peoples!

Long live the struggle against colonialism and occupation!

Freedom for Cyprus!

Signatories:

1. BKP Bulgaria

2. CPSA (ML) South Africa

3. UoC Cyprus

4. PPDS Tunisia

5. SympPFLP Germany

6. UMLP Portugal

7. TKP-ML Turkey

8. UPC-MANIDEM Cameroon

9. FMIN Mexico

10. RUFN Nepal

11. CPK Kenya

12. UMU Russia

13. PML Peru

14. MLGS Switzerland

15. CPI (ML) Mass Line India

16. MLPD Germany

17. NCP (Mashal) Nepal

18. ORC Congo

19. PCT Togo

20. UPML France

21. RM Netherlands

22. MLKP Turkey-Kurdistan

23. BP (NK-T) Northern Kurdistan-Turkey

Resolutions of the World Conference are ICOR resolutions if more than 50 percent of the attending member organizations approve them. Further organizations are cordially invited to give their signatures.