As the German government pointed out in a press release, Merz expressed recognition for Poland as “an important European neighbor and close friend of Germany during the meeting with Nawrocki.” He also noted that Poland plays a key role in both the European Union and in strengthening the European pillar of NATO.
“Promoting reconciliation with Poland after the horrors of World War II and the German occupation remains the historical responsibility of the federal government,” reads in the communiqué.
Karol Nawrocki and Friedrich Merz in BerlinPAP/Paweł Supernak
Leaders also condemned the last violation of Polish airspace by Russian drones. The Chancellor noted that the Germans are standing on the Polish side in the face of a threat.
During the meeting, the leaders also agreed that the high priority has a joint protection of the Baltic Sea region and the NATO eastern flank. Therefore, the German government extended and expanded its involvement in patrolling the airspace over Poland.
The communiqué also reads that the leaders “appreciated the dynamic economic, social and cultural relations between Poland and Germany.”
Karol Nawrocki and Friedrich MerzPAP/Paweł Supernak
Karol Nawrocki visiting Berlin
Karol Nawrocki is accompanied during a visit to Berlin, the first visit to Germany during his presidency, including Secretary of State in the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland and head of the International Policy Office Marcin Przyjacia and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Teofil Bartoszewski. Berlin is another, after Washington, Rome, Vilnius and Helsinki, visited by the Polish president of the capital.
Among the topics of Berlin talks include: cooperation in the sphere of security, matters related to the European Union, transatlantic relations and bilateral relations, as well as issues related to compensation for German crimes from World War II.
The issue of reparation
Before the meeting with Muze, the Polish president also had a conversation with the German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. According to information obtained by the DPA Nawrocki agency during this meeting, openly raised the issue of reparations. The German side commented on this matter in the entry on the portal X.
“Referring to the demand for reparations by the President of the Republic of Poland, the president [Frank-Walter Steinmeier] He emphasized that from the perspective of Germany, this issue was legally regulated. However, the promotion of commemoration and memory remains a common concern, “wrote a spokeswoman for the President of the German.
