“The issue of reparations is very important for Poland. This is not just a political issue, it is a matter of Polish dignity,” Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Head of the Parliamentary Team on Estimating Polish Compensation from Germany for damage caused during World War II, told a dpa agent during his first visit to Berlin.
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The Polish government gave Germany a choice
The Polish government wanted to put more pressure on Germany to demand reparations for World War II
— informed dpa on Tuesday, writing about the two-day visit to Berlin of the deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Arkadiusz Mularczyk.
Now Germany has a choice: either they will sit down with Poland at the negotiating table, or we will raise this issue in all international forums: the UN, the European Council and the European Union
– stressed Mularczyk, noting that the Polish government has just started to take action on this issue.
In addition to bilateral talks – international conferences
Apart from bilateral talks, there must also be an international conference on reparations, because it also involves other countries. In addition to Poland, reparations from Germany were also demanded by Greece.
The federal government cannot postpone this matter until the next election. There must be a dialogue about this, otherwise it will have a bad impact on our environment.
Mularczyk added.
Two weeks ago, Poland sent official notes to the 51 countries of the European Union, NATO and the Council of Europe, asking for understanding of its claims
remind dpa.
Mularczyk, as chairman of a special parliamentary commission, commissioned a report on the war damage caused by Nazi Germany during World War II in Poland. This report was presented in September; Poland estimates the amount of losses at EUR 1.3 trillion.
As the dpa added, at the end of October Arkadiusz Mularczyk was appointed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Commissioner of the Polish government for reparations. As part of that function, she will hold talks in Berlin on Tuesday and Wednesday, among others with Anna Luehrmann, Minister of State for European Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“There shouldn’t be any lingering issues swept under the rug.”
The federal government considers the reparations issue closed and refers to a two plus four agreement, to which Poland is not a party.
There should be no problems between Germany and Poland that remain hidden
– emphasized Mularczyk, accusing Germany of “following a policy of concealment, restriction and oblivion” since the 1950s.
I personally know elderly people who were seriously injured during the war and have been physically disabled ever since. They have been looking for justice all their lives and have not found it. Germans don’t see these people and behave as if these people don’t exist
– explained the deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
At the same time, pensions were paid to former Wehrmacht soldiers and members of the SS. This German policy must be shown to the world
– Mularczyk concluded, emphasizing the “great historical injustice” in this matter.
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