Dreams In The Sand (2007)
Germany’s bid to get a UN security council seat has apparently been a little shaky, but they can count on the Poles for support.
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Poland will not block Germany from a seat on the Security Council if the two countries reach agreement on economic issues, Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski told reporters on Wednesday. Waszczykowski stressed that any deal on Germany joining the Security Council would be done in a friendly manner and with great respect.
Germany, one of NATO’s strongest partners, has long coveted a permanent seat on the security council but has faced criticism that its chances are slight. Its proposal to join the Security Council has been blocked by other countries.
“Our position on this matter has always been clear and we have consistently said that no progress on the German issue is possible without progress on economic issues,” Waszczykowski said.
The foreign minister’s remarks came after the German newspaper Bild published leaked comments by Polish President Andrzej Duda, in which he said that the Polish-German dispute over Germany’s status at the UN has been an obstacle to Warsaw’s European and international ambitions.
Waszczykowski said that he, the foreign minister, had heard the comments, which were made during the annual Munich Security Conference, from Duda, adding that he was not happy with the content of the statement.
The foreign minister added that he believed the Polish president should refrain from making any more statements on the issue and should instead stay focused on working on the common European goal.
Germany was admitted to the Security Council in 2011, following its support for the US-led intervention against the Gaddafi regime in Libya.
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Meanwhile, the Polish foreign minister said that his country would not be taking sides in the US-China trade war. In response to a question about German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s comment that “we shouldn’t get too involved in what’s going on in China,” Waszczykowski said that “we are very good at managing our relations with China.”
The minister reiterated that the relations between Poland and Germany were “very good and very important for our countries.”
Poland’s role in the European Union and its relations with Russia also came up during the meeting. Waszczykowski ac619d1d87
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