On International Migrants Day, which is celebrated annually on December 18, after being adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations, the Portuguese Council for Peace and Cooperation (CPPC) remembers all those who, pushed by wars, sanctions
and economic blockades imposed on their countries, are forced to leave their homes, their lands, their culture, in search of a better life.
The Portuguese Council for Peace and Cooperation expresses its concern over the illegal detention of diplomat Alex Saab, special envoy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, which has lasted more than two years.
On November 3, the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) adopted a resolution demanding the lifting of the blockade imposed on Cuba by the United States of America.
In this vote, 185 countries were in favour of the resolution demanding an end to this criminal and illegal economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed on Cuba since 1962. Significantly, only the United States of America and Israel voted
against it, and Ukraine and Brazil abstained.
The Portuguese Council for Peace and Cooperation (CPPC) does not forget the courageous Palestinian people and their struggle to live in peace, free and independent, in a sovereign and viable State with borders prior to July 4, 1967, and capital in East Jerusalem.
The illegalities and crimes of the Israeli regime against the Palestinian people are numerous and of extreme gravity, but they continue with the connivance of those who, due to opportunism, effective complicity or, simply, bowed before the great protector of Zionism, the
We wish you all a prosperous and Happy New Year 2023!
Pallab Sengupta - Thanassis Pafilis
President - General Secretary
The Portuguese Council for Peace and Cooperation (CPPC) salutes Brazilian democratic and progressive forces for the victory of Lula da Silva in the presidential elections on Sunday, October 30.
The UN Security Council adopted, on October 27, a Resolution - S/RES/2654 - which, among other recommendations, renews the mandate of MINURSO (United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara) until October 31, 2023, and calls for
the direct involvement of the UN Secretary General in the necessary negotiations.
On the 26th of October, in Lisbon, and the 27th of October, in Porto, the CPPC held public actions in defense of Peace!
Hundreds of participants reaffirmed the urgency of replacing foreign interference, the arms race, the threat of the use of force and the use of force in international relations with diplomacy and respect for the principles of international law.
Speech of the CPPC
"We strengthen the Anti-Imperialist Struggle and Solidarity for a World of Peace and Social Justice"
The Greek Committee for International Detente and Peace (EEDYE), on the occasion of November 29, which has been designated as the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People since 1977, expresses its solidarity and support for the just struggle of the people of Palestine for a homeland free, sovereign and independent.
