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D. Koutsoumbas: It is not in the people’s interest to shed their blood for the interests of the ruling class

On 2 October 2025, during the plenary session of the Greek Parliament, Dimitris Koutsoumbas, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), took the floor during the debate on the procurement of the fourth Belharra frigate.

He began his speech by noting that this debate was taking place in the aftermath of the mass general strike on 1 October, when workers and the people sent a clear message that the bill on 13-hour working day slavery belongs in the dustbin, and that is where it will end up.

Regarding the procurement of the frigate, he noted that it is part of the government’s policy which serves the imperialist plans and operations of the USA-NATO-EU rather than the country’s sovereign rights. “You are no longer talking about defending the country’s sovereign rights, but national interests. In a class-divided society, these are the interests of the ruling class, the elite and the robbers of the wealth produced by the people”, he noted. “They may have interests in either the Red Sea or the Pacific Ocean, but the people have no interest in shedding their blood for foreign interests”, he emphasized, referring to the presence of the Greek frigate already in the Red Sea to support the murderous state of Israel and protect the interests of Greek shipowners.

The GS of the CC of the KKE also highlighted reports that the government has already decided that the first major mission of the new frigate “Kimon” will be in the Pacific Ocean, accompanying one of the US aircraft carriers as part of a major drill. He noted that the KKE has submitted a relevant question to Parliament and that the government has not yet responded or denied it.

D. Koutsoumbas denounced the Greek government’s responsibility for supporting the murderous state of Israel. He concluded that real progress in the 21^st century means people and workers living as they should, based on advances in technology and science, and not as slaves.

03.10.2025