International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties


 * Note: This article refers to the revival of these gathering that has occurred since 1998. For the early and ideologically related meetings under the same name, see 1960 International Meeting of Communist and Workers Parties and 1969 International Meeting of Communist and Workers Parties.

In 1998 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 result was then an annual international conference is held every year under the name, the International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties (IMCWP).

The participants of the meeting have created a working group to address all aspects of organizing the meetings. As of November 2011, the working group is composed by the communist parties of Brazil, Greece, India, Lebanon, Portugal, Russian Federation and South Africa. Additionally there are occasionally extraordinary meetings such as the meeting in Damascus 28–30 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, which is published annually in English and Spanish and has a website.

Scheduled meetings
The Working Group, meeting on May 11, 2013 in Lisbon, decided that the 15th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties, which will be hosted by the Portuguese Communist Party, will be held in the city of Lisbon, on November 8, 9 and 10, 2013, with the theme: "The deepening crisis of capitalism, the role of the working class and the Communists' tasks in the struggle for workers' and peoples' rights. Imperialism's offensive, the realigment of forces on the international level, the national question, class emancipation and the struggle for socialism"

14th conference (22–25 November 2012)
14th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties

13th conference (9–11 December 2011)
13th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties

12th conference (3–5 December 2010)
12th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties

11th conference (20–22 November 2009)
11th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties

10th conference (21–23 November 2008)
10th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties

1st–9th conferences
The following table is a list of participants in each meeting.

Key:
 * x = participated
 * o = observer
 * m = sent message