The WPC Middle East Regional Meeting was held in Chania, Greece from 6-7 June 2026. The meeting was hosted by the Greek Committee for International Detente and Peace (EEDYE). Organisations from Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Tunisia, Egypt, Israel, Iraq and Iran, with guests from Cyprus and the Greek Committee for International Democratic Solidarity (EEDDA) attended the meeting.
Communiqué of the WPC Regional Meeting of the Middle East
Chania, Greece 6-7 June 2026
Portugal's election as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the period 2027-2028 entails significant responsibilities, particularly in defending the principles of the UN Charter, international law, and compliance with the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic. This demands a profound change in the foreign policy pursued by this Government, following in the footsteps of previous ones.
The WPC Middle East Meeting to be held in Chania, Crete on June 6-7
The World Peace Council (WPC) is organizing the Middle East Meeting of anti-imperialist peace movements this year in Chania on June 6-7. The conference and related events will be hosted by the Greek Committee for International Detente and Peace (EEDYE) and the Peace Committees of Crete.
The Portuguese Council for Peace and Cooperation (CPPC) repudiates the latest expression of the escalating aggression by the US against Cuba, evident in the staged judicial accusation against Raul Castro, former President of the Republic of Cuba, Army General and one of the most prominent leaders of the Cuban Revolution.
The World Peace Council expresses its indignation and rejects vehemently the latest threats and attacks of the US administration against the Cuban Revolution and its leader Raul Castro. The dirty campaign of the USA against Cuba does not stop at the asphyxiation and strangling of the Cuban people with the complete energy blockade and the other sanctions. It has taken new levels of immoral and unacceptable fabrication of supposed legal accusations against the sovereign right of every country to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
O Conselho Mundial da Paz expressa sua indignação e rejeita veementemente as mais recentes ameaças e ataques da administração dos EUA contra a Revolução Cubana e seu líder Raúl Castro.
A campanha suja dos EUA contra Cuba não se limita à asfixia e ao estrangulamento do povo cubano por meio do bloqueio energético completo e das demais sanções. Ela alcançou novos níveis de fabricação imoral e inaceitável de supostas acusações legais contra o direito soberano de cada país de defender sua soberania e integridade territorial.
The U.S. Peace Council sharply condemns the Trump administration for repeatedly threatening to militarily invade Cuba, bomb and destroy schools and hospitals — as the U.S. did to Serbia, Iraq, Libya, Iran and many other states that assert their sovereignty and defy U.S. imperialist diktats, and overthrow Cuba’s socialist state — most recently through the Presidential executive order signed on May 1, 2026, and Trump’s open threat to “take over” Cuba.
The Portuguese Council for Peace and Cooperation (CPPC) repudiates the submission of the Portuguese Government to the aggressive policy of the United States of America, which found a particularly serious new expression in the cession of the Lajes Air Base for the war of aggression waged by the USA and Israel against Iran.
The WPC Secretariat met in Prague on the 10th of May and carried out successfully its meeting, having been hosted by the Czech Peace Movement. The meeting was attended by the Secretariat members from India, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Nepal, USA, Brazil, Palestine and Syria with invited guests from the anti-imperialist peace movements of Iran, and the European movements from Britain, Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, Serbia, Turkey, Germany, Norway, Czech Republic (host) and Spain (friendly Organisation), which had their regional meeting on the 9th May.
Carrying Forward the Legacy of Peace, Freedom and International Solidarity
Pallab Sengupta
The All India Peace and Solidarity Organisation complete seventy-five years of a glorious journey devoted to the cause of world peace, anti-imperialist solidarity, democracy and human dignity. This milestone is not merely an occasion for celebration; it is also a moment for reflection, reaffirmation and renewed commitment to the ideals that inspired its foundation in 1951 on 14 th May.
