Poland asked the US for help in obtaining reparations from Germany
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Warsaw turned to the US Congress with a request to assist in obtaining reparations from Berlin for the damage caused by Nazi Germany during the Second World War. About it informed Deputy Foreign Minister of Poland Arkadiusz Mulyarchik on the air of Polish Radio.
“Today we are addressing the US Congress. We believe that the United States is the country that defines the world order today, the key country when it comes to respecting the international order, human rights, the rule of law and international justice,” he said.
In particular, the request is directed primarily to the chairman of the Helsinki Congress Committee, Benjamin Cardin, and the head of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Gregory Meeks. Germany, he stressed, did not compensate for the losses suffered by Poland during the Second World War. To resolve this issue, the country’s Foreign Ministry has already asked for help from the UN, the Council of Europe, UNESCO, as well as about 50 NATO and EU member states, Mulyarchik added.
On September 14, the Polish parliament adopted a resolution in which it called on the political leadership of the FRG to “unconditionally assume political, historical, legal and financial responsibility” for all the harm inflicted by Nazi Germany on the Polish people. The resolution notes that Warsaw has never received any compensation.
At the end of October, the Polish Foreign Ministry published a complete list of demands on Germany for compensation for damage caused during the Second World War. In particular, Poland demands from Germany to compensate for material and non-material losses in the amount of 6.2 trillion zlotys, or $1.3 trillion, to pay compensation to the victims of “German aggression and occupation” and their families, to return to Poland “stolen” cultural values that are now located in Germany.
In turn, German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock noted earlier that Germany is aware of “its historical responsibility”, but considers the issue of reparations closed.
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