Poland's foreign ministry said on Thursday that Warsaw hopes relations with the United States will remain unchanged after the Polish parliament adopted a draft bill penalising suggestions of any complicity by Poland in the Nazi Holocaust.
"We believe that the legislative work ... despite differences in the assessment of the introduced changes, will not affect the strategic partnership between Poland and the United States," the ministry said in a statement.
"The United States is concerned"
The U.S. State Department on Wednesday urged Poland to re-evaluate then a draft law that would make it illegal to suggest Poland bore any responsibility for crimes against humanity committed by Nazi Germany on its soil during World War 2. The United States is concerned about the repercussions on Poland's relations with the United States and Israel if the draft becomes law, State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a statement. The Israeli Foreign Ministry on Sunday summoned Poland's charge d'affaires to object to the bill. Polish lawmakers approved a bill on Thursday To become law, the bill must be approved by Polish President Andrzej Duda.
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