I express my deepest concern upon receiving the information about a claim against Poland submitted by the Prussian Trust to the European Court of Human Rights. If it proves true, it would constitute an attempt at reversing moral responsibility for the effects of the World War II, which began with the German attack on Poland and caused irreparable losses and sufferings to the Polish state and nation.
         It has to be reminded that the resettlement of the German population was decided by the governments of the United States, Great Britain and the USSR. Legal claims against Poland can disturb the Polish-German dialogue and in a long-term perspective damage the relations between the two states.
         It should be noted that for a long time both the President and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland have been stressing the necessity to find a legal solution to the problem on an international level that will respect the truth and the historical responsibility.

     

 

                        Anna Fotyga, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland