Andrzej Duda: Our relations with Germany are very good

President Andrzej Duda told German tabloid newspaper Bild that Polish-German relations are very good and he wishes that they stayed that way. "We are good neighbors and we appreciate each other. This respect can not be measured on the military or economic ground. It's about mutual understanding and acceptance of the partner's interests," Duda told the newspaper. He also stressed that Poland wants to actively participate in shaping Europe's policy. Duda said that "the European Union must also re-adjust in terms of security policy, especially in the eastern part of our continent. We want to ensure that our voice is heard." The President said that Polish-German relations in the period when Lech Kaczyński was the President of Poland were much better than they were portrayed in the media. Andrzej Duda will make his first official trip to Berlin on Friday, August 27.