Polish Foreign Ministry: Germany refuses to negotiate WWII reparations
On Jan. 3 local time, the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Germany had officially responded to Poland’s earlier request for reparations during World War II, and Germany reiterated that the issue of war reparations was over.
On 1 September 2022, the Polish government reportedly proposed 6.2 trillion zlotys (about 9.5 trillion yuan) in compensation to Germany for the losses caused to Poland by Nazi Germany’s aggression and occupation during the second World War. On 3 October of the same year, Poland formally sent Germany a diplomatic note for compensation. However, Germany has repeatedly reiterated that the issue of war reparations is closed, and has not yet responded in writing to the note.
The Polish Foreign Ministry said in a statement released on the 3rd that the German Foreign Ministry sent a written response on December 28, 2022, and the document was sent to the Polish Foreign Ministry on the 3rd. “The German government considers that the compensation for WWII losses has ended and that the German government does not intend to negotiate about it,” the statement read.
Source: CCTV news client
