At Friday’s press conference, government spokesman Piotr Müller was asked why no diplomatic note had so far been sent to the German government on this subject. reparations for Poland for the Second World War.
Diplomatic note
“Since we are in the process of preparing it, the preparation of such a note was ordered at the meeting of the Council of Ministers, it is only a matter of a few weeks when the note will be ready and then it will be sent in Germany,” the spokesperson said.
He added that the Prime Minister’s order on this matter was registered at the meeting of the Council of Ministers and that the note to be prepared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs “should be ready within a few weeks.”
“The most important thing is to make German citizens and German political elites aware of the seriousness of the situation before sending such a note. Actions such as the fight for war reparations are a fight that will likely last several years or even more The trials must be carried out in such a way that at each stage they create more and more political, moral and social pressure in Germany to take such actions. It is not an art to do everything at once. , because political actions are often spread out over time and exert a certain political pressure on a specific timetable,” he said.
Legal basis for reparations
Müller was also asked about the legal basis for seeking reparations.
“There are several conventions in this area in international relations, especially in matters of war, but in unregulated and politically difficult areas, political pressure is greatest,” Müller said.
German reparations for Namibia
He cited the example of Namibia, to which Germany will pay more than a billion euros, which – as Müller said – is not based on specific provisions of international law, but rather on political pressures.
“Namibia also did not have the opportunity to receive such compensation for many years. This is what Germany is repaying today after more than a hundred years of shameful colonization activities in this country,” declared the government spokesperson.
According to the negotiated agreement, Namibia will receive 1.1 billion euros in compensation for the massacre of the Herero and Nama peoples committed by the Germans in their former colony in South West Africa, today’s Namibia.
Poland’s losses during World War II
On September 1 it was presented in Warsaw report on losses suffered by Poland following German aggression and occupation during World War II. It was reported that the total amount of these losses amounts to more than PLN 6.22 trillion. The next day, Deputy Foreign Minister Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk handed over the report to the German coordinator for cooperation with Poland, Dietmar Nietan. As informed by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, an official diplomatic note will soon be prepared and sent to Germany. (PORRIDGE)
Author: Piotr Śmiłowicz
