The unresolved issue of German reparations from World War II still influences current German policy, and it would be good for us to make our allies aware of the dangers associated with it, Deputy Foreign Minister Arkadiusz Mularczyk told PAP on Monday, who is visiting London.
The Deputy Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained that during his visit he would discuss many things, including: Polish-British bilateral cooperation or assistance to Ukraine, but on various foreign visits, the Polish government raised the issue of German reparations, and this is also happening now. “It is important to signal to our partners how this impacts relations between the two countries,” said the deputy minister.
“This unresolved historical issue still affects Polish-German relations, it also affects Polish and German cooperation in NATO and the European Union, because it causes tension. We see that part of the German political class, through the media and think tanks, is trying to get involved after the opposition. This is a clear signal to us that these historical issues are not issues that only interest historians. No – these historical issues have an impact on current politics, as they determine the involvement of some German circles in the democratic process in Poland. And this is very dangerous and we are signaling that,” Mularczyk said.
“We also signal to our partners about the threats we see in German policy. We see the process of eliminating Germany and Germany’s responsibility for World War II, we see that Germany wants to see its country also become a victim of World War II. , which is not true. And unfortunately we also saw some revisionist slogans. We, as Germany’s neighbors, see this, and just as we warned against Russian policy, today we warn against German policy. We alert our partners and allies to be aware of what may happen. what is happening in Germany, what is happening in German society, what a dangerous process we are seeing,” he stressed.
When asked whether he noticed this awareness in the UK, Arkadiusz Mularczyk said that it was clear that each country had its own interests – economics, geopolitics, politics and the issue of Polish-German relations were of course not important for British-German relations. . But as he emphasized, it is important to raise awareness among our allies so that they realize that the topic of reparations still influences and influences German policy. “And I think our allies in Britain and the United States should also look at the dangerous processes that are taking place in Germany at the moment,” he stressed.
From London Bartłomiej Niedziński (PAP)
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