Dear comrades,
On behalf of our members, the Cypriot people and youth, the Central Council of EDON would like to express its warmest, fraternal and militant greetings to the 11th National Congress of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union. We express our strong support and solidarity to your organization, the people and the youth of Vietnam.
It is with great joy that we address to you this message, because we understand the importance of your 11th National Congress, through our congresses, we collectively evaluate our past actions and also take important decisions that will affect and determine the future actions of our organizations and will determine the extent of our intervention in the social and political life of the country, as well as our presence in the struggles of youth at national and international level. We wish every success to the workings of your congress and hope that decisions taken will contribute significantly in the development of your action among the youth of Vietnam and also lead to the broadening up of your everyday struggles.
We also take this opportunity to inform all the comrades who are present to your congress, the Cypriot youth are still victims of imperialist crimes. The people and youth of Cyprus still face the consequences of the imperialist intervention in our Country. The coup d’ etat in Cyprus by the extremist right organization EOKA B, motivated by the Greek military junta and the invasion of Turkey that followed in 1974, were both led by NATO and CIA. This has led to a de facto division of the island and the people of Cyprus.
Nevertheless, we are still fighting for liberation and reunification of our country and we value greatly the unity of struggle among the fighting people and youth of the world. We understand that international solidarity is a powerful tool in the hands of the youth of the world. We always have faith in the unity of struggle among the youth of the world. That is the reason we believe that all of our organizations as members of WFDY should reinforce our common international struggle against imperialism by reinforcing the action of our federation, for a better future for the youth and the people of the world.
Long live the militant youth of Vietnam!
Long live international Solidarity!
Long live the anti-imperialist struggle!
Long live Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union!
Long live EDON!
Long live WFDY!