International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties

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International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties

Map of countries with at least one party affiliated with the IMCWP
Status	Active
Frequency	Annual
Inaugurated	1998; 26 years ago (1998)
Members	124
Website	www.solidnet.org

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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.^[1] 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).^[2] The 24th meeting was scheduled to be held in Lebanon, hosted by the Lebanese Communist Party (LCP) between 25-27 October,^[3] but was postponed due to the Israeli invasion of Lebanon.^[4]

^ "International meeting of Communist and Workers Parties, Athens, Greece". CPUSA.org. Communist Party of the United States of America. 8 July 2003. Archived from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
^ "Solidnet | 23rd International Meeting of Communist & Workers Parties". www.solidnet.org. Archived from the original on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
^ "The 24th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties to be held in Beirut in October". Retrieved 21 November 2024.
^ International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties (@id_communism). "📌 The 24th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties (#IMCWP), which was scheduled to take place in #Beirut on 24-27 October, has been postponed until further notice due to the situation in #Lebanon." X (formerly Twitter), 30 Sept. 2023, https://twitter.com/id_communism/status/1840740092454785441.