The Polish–German Treaty of Good Neighbourship and Friendly Cooperation ( pl, Traktat o dobrym sąsiedztwie i przyjaznej współpracy, german: Vertrag über gute Nachbarschaft und freundschaftliche Zusammenarbeit) was signed between the
Federal Republic of Germany
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and the
Republic of Poland on 17 June 1991. It supplemented the
German–Polish Border Treaty
The German–Polish Border Treaty of 1990; pl, Traktat między Rzeczpospolitą Polską a Republiką Federalną Niemiec o potwierdzeniu istniejącej między nimi granicy) finally settled the issue of the Polish–German border, which in terms ...
signed in 1990.
In the Treaty of Good Neighbourship both countries agreed to respect the rights of national minorities living on the other side of the border, and to promote cultural contacts, particularly among young people.
In 1992 Poland also signed similarly named agreements with other neighbouring countries:
*With
Ukraine
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, the Treaty of Good Neighbourship, Friendly Relations and Cooperation (''Traktat o dobrym sąsiedztwie, przyjaznych stosunkach i współpracy''), signed on 18 May 1992 in Warsaw;
*With
Russia
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, the Treaty of Friendly and Neighbourly Cooperation (''Traktat o przyjaznej i dobrosąsiedzkiej współpracy''), signed on 22 May 1992 in Moscow;
*With
Belarus
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, the Treaty of Good Neighbourship and Friendly Cooperation (''Traktat o dobrym sąsiedztwie i przyjaznej współpracy''), signed on 25 June 1992 in Warsaw.
References
Full text of the Polish–German treaty (in Polish)
1991 in Germany
1991 in Poland
Treaties concluded in 1991
Treaties of Germany
Treaties of Poland
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