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[10] KKE leader Papariga speaks about her tour of Cuba and Venezuela Athens, 25/8/2005 (ANA)

Communist Party of Greece (KKE) Secretary-General Aleka Papariga on Thursday spoke about her tour of Cuba and Venezuela and coveyed her impressions from the contacts she had in these two countries.

Papariga said the exchange of experiences around the matter of the Communist Movement on a national and international level and the necessity to actively show solidarity to the peoples of Cuba and Venezuela was the purpose of her visit.

In Cuba, Papariga had meetings with the International Relations Department of the Communist Party's Central Committee and with the deputy prime minister.

Speaking on the contents of her contacts, the KKE leader underlined that the living conditions for the people of Cuba have improved significantly despite the "imperialistic encirclement and pressure it is receiving."

Her reference to Venezuela was extensive as Papariga, con-veying her impressions, spoke of a complex situation, under-lining the need for solidarity "as Venezuela goes through a dy-namic procedure for the quest of popular power under the slogan of revolution."

According to Papariga it concerns a procedure which is marked by "deep antagonisms and contradictions." She said the proce-dure is propped by President Hugo Chavez and by popular movements. However, Papariga observed that in Venezuela "the reactions are also reorganised, the internal reaction with the help of the United States and other forces of imperialism with the exclusive objective of foreign intervention." She predicted that the clash between the two forces will be unavoidable.

The KKE leader denounced the threats for the assassination of Chavez, stating that already many members of Chavez's party have been murdered. She described as very positive President Chavez's efforts for the confrontation of hunger and Cuba's contribution which has sent to Venezuela 20,000 doctors and other personnel for the confrontation of the problems.

Concluding, Papariga called on the Greek government to examine the possibility of buying oil from Venezuela due to its low cost.