Anger over that campaign prompted Polish parliament last month to urge its government to seek reparations from Germany for damage inflicted during the brutal Nazi occupation. Polish leaders have refused to take up the issue with Berlin, citing the need to maintain good relations. Thierse said the Polish parliament's decision had not goneover well in Germany. «Our plea is that these demands _ which we rejectedpolitically and legally _ also not be used for politicalgain in Poland,» he told a news conference after the talksin this Polish border town. «Don't be surprised that a large part of the Polishpublic is afraid of German claims,» Oleksy said. German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has sought to calmPolish concerns, denouncing German «restitution claimsthat turn history on its head» during a visit to Warsaw inAugust.--SPA 2313 Local Time 2013 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/211850