08-09-2017 15:05 via yahoo.com

Germany rejects Polish call for more WWII reparations

Germany on Friday dismissed Poland's threat to demand new talks over World War II reparations from Berlin, saying the issue had already been settled in 1953."Poland made a binding decision in August 1953... to relinquish demands for further war reparations," government spokesman Steffen Seibert said, adding that in the view of Berlin, "this issue was therefore settled both legally and politically".Seibert said that Germany had fully recognised its responsibility in World War II, while emphasisin
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