To the Central Committee

Communist Party of Greece

Athens

Greece

20^th January 2015

Dear Comrades

As the people of Greece approach the important parliamentary elections of 25^th January 2015, The Tudeh Party of Iran wishes to convey to you its best wishes for the success of the fraternal Communist Party of Greece (KKE).  In our view the success of KKE in this election in representing the views and aspirations of the Greek working class will be an important victory for genuine democracy, social justice and prosperity in your country.  A successful result for KKE means a strong KKE and an important victory in the struggle for peace, human and democratic rights and socialism in Greece.

Since the start of the economic and monetary crisis of capitalism the working people of Greece have been subjected to the most barbaric attacks on their livelihood, social and economic rights that had been won through bitter struggles, and their sovereignty by the European Union, the European Central Bank and the IMF.  The catastrophic austerity policies and measures imposed by the Troika have in effect condemned the Greek working class to sever poverty and hardship for the failure of the bankers, speculators and capitalist system that were the main contributors of the current crisis.

The struggles organised and waged by the KKE, PAME, KNE and other contingents of the working people of Greece during the past five years including the magnificent general strikes to defend the human and democratic rights of the Greek people and their sovereignty have won the admiration of the working class internationally. The Tudeh Party of Iran is proud of its close internationalist relations with KKE.

The Tudeh Party of Iran wishes fraternal KKE every success in the parliamentary elections of 25^th January.  In our view a strong, united, successful KKE is good for the future of Greece and its working people, for democracy in Greece, for peace in Europe and the world and for the success of the people’s struggle for democracy, human ad democratic rights and social justice in Iran and the Middle East.

With fraternal best wishes

The Central Committee of the Tudeh Party of Iran

20^th January 2015