Dear comrades of JCP,
We are addressing to you, on the occasion of the 38th anniversary of the creation of JCP which came as a result, of the merger and continuation, of Communist Youth Union and the Union of Communist Students. Comrades, we send you this sincere fraternal message, in order to congratulate and wish you every success, in the struggles of your organization and in the challenges facing the Portuguese youth.
The Portuguese Communist Youth is an organization that was created with the goal to further address the needs of the anti-imperialist and communist youth movement in Portugal after the setbacks of the counter-revolution that followed the progress of April of 1974. With a history and accumulated experience over decades, JCP and its predecessors, were always in the frontline, expressing the contemporary needs of the Portuguese Youth and the working and popular class of Portugal.
We express our deep appreciation towards the history, the heritage and the struggles of JCP. Through this opportunity we underline the important links of cooperation and mutual respect between our organizations. Cooperation which is based and built through decades of close relation, exchange of common views and cooperation, especially in the framework of the World Federation of Democratic Youth. We look forward to the continuation of our joint efforts, for a united and well organized international anti-imperialist movement with clear goals, and we are sure that it will bare fruits in the future as it did so far.
We also appreciate the solid support and solidarity of JCP in the cause of EDON and the Cyprus people in the struggle for the reunification of Cyprus and in the solution of the Cyprus problem all these years. Solidarity that we also rejoin towards the struggles, the goals and the aspirations of our comrades of JCP regarding the challenges of the Portuguese youth. Our mutual solidarity comes through our common principles and dedication to the principles of internationalism.
Dear comrades,
We wish you every success in your struggle, and once again we congratulate you on the 38th anniversary of the Foundation of JCP.
In solidarity
The Central Council of EDON
Nicosia, November 8, 2017