WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's foreign minister says he believes a decades-long effort at reconciliation with Germany, once a historic foe, "is pretty much done" and the two neighbors "are now at a stage of consummating" the alliance.

Radek Sikorski spoke Wednesday at a public discussion alongside Henry Kissinger, the 89-year-old former U.S. Secretary of State that focused on Europe's strategic challenges.

Sikorski was asked about the strong support many Poles are showing for the German national football team as its gears up for a semi-final match against Italy at the European Championship on Thursday.

Sikorski attributed that support to the presence of Polish players on the German team and to political and economic ties, saying "it is a very intimate relationship because Germany is by far our biggest trading partner."