Poland's Foreign Minister Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz insists his country wants a U.N. mandate for any stabilization force.

CNN: Analysis: Battles ahead over U.N. role

Polish Foreign Minister Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz said such a move would serve as a reminder to "all those who forgot what World War II was, what its effects and consequences were".

BBC: NEWS | Europe | Poland rejects reparations call

The prime minister, Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz, made the mistake of suggesting early in July (before the full scale of the disaster was known) that there would be no state aid for victims: the floods, he said severely, should be a lesson to the millions of Poles who are not privately insured.

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