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The bronze statue depicts a Polish soldier bound, gagged and impaled by a bayonet. It sparked strong emotions in Poland, where Katyn is remembered as one of the worst tragedies to befall the nation in a long tragedy-filled history.
Mayor Steve Fulop took to twitter to respond to Stanisław Karczewski, the speaker of the Polish senate, who has criticised Fulop after word got out that the statue will be moved.
Photo: APThe plans to remove the statue have been a top news story in Poland in recent days, where many feel that it is revenge for the passage earlier this year of a Polish law that makes it a crime to blame Poland for any of the Holocaust crimes committed by Nazi Germany.
The Polish government said on Sunday it's pleased an agreement has been reached that is satisfactory to all parties.
"Respect for the murdered Poles, Jews and Ukrainians demanded from both sides a peaceful solution of this completely unnecessary dispute," said Andrzej Pawluszek, an adviser to Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. "We are pleased that an agreement that is satisfactory to all parties has been reached."
Maciej Golubiewski, Consul General of Poland in New York, said Fulop showed "real leadership" to end a potentially drawn out and acrimonious confrontation that nobody wanted.
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"The Polish-Americans 30 years ago put their hearts and souls into erecting this statue," Golubiewski said. "They are happy that the monument will stay on the waterfront against the dramatic Manhattan skyline, which makes for its iconic appeal."
A Jersey City spokeswoman declined to elaborate on Fulop's tweet.
AP