Warsaw - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk accepted an invitation Wednesday from his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for ceremonies marking the anniversary of the Katyn massacre, an event that still strains relations between the two countries. Tusk called the invitation an important gesture in improving Polish-Russian relations, local media reported.
The ceremonies in April will be held at the spot where Russians massacred thousands of Polish officers 70 years ago during World War II.
A Polish government spokesman quoted Putin as saying it would be "very symbolic" for Putin and Tusk to participate together at the memorial.
The event strained relations during Putin's visit to Gdansk in September to mark the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II.
Poland has sought Russia's release of the documents it holds on the Katyn massacre, which Poland says it needs as proof to bring the perpetrators of the killings to justice.
Putin said during his visit to Gdansk that Russia will "open its archives if Poland opens its archives."
Source: Earth Times.
Link: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/307412,polish-premier-accepts-putin-invitation-for-katyn-memorial.html.
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