Bonn and Warsaw shake hands

On September 13, 1972, Stefan Olszowski was the first Polish foreign minister to pay a two-day visit to Bonn – the political heart of the old Federal Republic. He accepted the invitation of the social-liberal coalition and was received by Chancellor Willy Brandt and Foreign Minister Walter Scheel. “The conversations, which were conducted in a calm tone, took place in a relaxed atmosphere”, he…