German president Steinmeier and Chancellor Scholz will appear at the Auschwitz liberation celebration
Almost all leading German politicians, including the German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Chancellor Olaf Scholz, will arrive on Monday to celebrate the liberation of Auschwitz. For safety reasons, the German delegation will fly to Poland by 2 aircraft. It was announced that before the ceremony Chancellor Olaf Scholz would meet Donald Tuski.
On Sunday, representatives of delegations from all over the planet arrive to Krakow, who will participate on Monday in the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazi Auschwitz-Birkenau camp in Oświęcim. They confirmed attendance at the ceremonies Almost all leading German politiciansof which German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The last time a delegation of specified advanced rank participated in the ceremony of Pope Benedict XVI – stressed the diary “Sueddeutsche Zeitung”.
German delegation for celebrations in Poland. Chancellor Olaf Scholz will meet with Donald Tuski
Politicians from behind Odra will come to Poland on 2 different aircraft. This is due to “security issues”. Chancellor Scholz will take his own plane and meet with the Prime Minister before Monday afternoon Donald Tuski. He will then go to Auschwitz. In turn, president Steinmeier will take Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck of the Green organization on board his plane.
President of the Bundesrat will besides be on the presidential board Anke Rehlinger and Minister of Finance Joerg Kukies.
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80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau camp. Celebrations in the presence of King Charles III
The participation in Monday's celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazi Auschwitz-Birkenau camp confirmed 60 state delegations and global organizations. The main guests will be survivors, who will arrive around 50.
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According to Friday's announcement of the City Hall of Krakow, King Charles III On Monday he will meet with residents at the judaic Community Centre in Krakow. The city president is to attend this gathering Aleksander Miszalski. Charles III's presence at the ceremonies in Oświęcim confirmed Buckingham Palace in mid-January.
In Auschwitz-Birkenau, which became a symbol of the Holocaust, about 1.1 million people from nearly 1.3 million of all prisoners died in almost 5 years. About 90% of them were Jews from all over Europe.
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