He went on to elaborate on the consequences of the first non-Communist government for other States behind the Iron curtain: "When Poland rejected Communism, it became clear that soon the question of the status of DDR would arise and that the Berlin Wall would collapse eventually.
Polijai bija noteicoša loma Berlīnes mūra iekustināšanā. „Kad Polija noraidīja komunismu, kļuva skaidrs, ka drīz tiks izvirzīts jautājums par Vācijas Demokrātiskās Republikas statusu un ka beigās Berlīnes mūris sabruks.