“Like all German governments before me, I can say that this issue has been finally settled from the point of view of international law,” Scholz said.
Earlier, the leader of Poland's ruling Law and Justice party, Jarosław Kaczynski, said Poland would demand 6.2 trillion złoty (about $1.3 trillion) from Germany in reparations for damages resulting from World War II.
The German Foreign Ministry then replied that the issue of paying reparations to Poland for World War II was closed for Germany.
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki claims that Poland will challenge Germany to negotiate reparations with a diplomatic note.