GERMAN CHANCELLOR AND CLAIMS CONFERENCE MEET TO MARK 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF HISTORIC REPARATIONS AGREEMENTS AND ANNOUNCE NEGOTIATIONS RESULTS OF OVER $1.2 BILLION
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Thursday, September 15, 2022
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NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, at the invitation of the German Federal Minister of Finance, Mr. Christian Lindner, the Claims Conference will join German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Israel's Minister for Social Equality, Meirav Cohen, along with several hundred guests, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the signing of the indemnification agreement making it possible for Holocaust survivors to receive a measure of justice —The Luxembourg Agreements.
Key Points:
- "This historic event, the 70th anniversary of the signing of the Luxembourg Agreements, is cause for commemoration and reflection," said Gideon Taylor, President of the Claims Conference.
- Today, the three signatory parties to the historic agreements will be represented at a ceremony in Berlin at the Jewish Museum.
- Claims Conference President Gideon Taylorand Claims Conference Chief Negotiator Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat alsowill speak, emphasizing the consequences and effects of the agreements for Holocaust survivors around the world.
- The Luxembourg negotiations and resulting compensation agreements laid the groundwork on which the Claims Conference continues to conduct negotiations with the Federal Ministry of Finance in Germany.