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the agreement to establish a group of the two German states and the Four Powers to discuss all these issues. This group is now hard at work and we hope that it will have settled the main consequences of German unification for Europe's security by the time of the planned CSCE Summit later this year.
Are other European nations sharing your reservations about German unification?
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Yes, many had the same concerns as I did although they did not always speak up. Some of them had bitter historial experiences. But now that the consequences of unification for Germany's neighbours, for NATO and for the EC are being worked out, many of these concerns have been allayed.
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Had you anticipated the sweeping changes in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe and also the pace at which these changes have been taking place?
Nobody predicted or indeed could have predicted the pace and scale of the changes that have occurred. President Gorbachev had the vision to realise that sweeping economic and political reforms were essential and the determination to push these through. We fully support his courageous efforts and hope it will be possible to pursue them in a climate of stability and co-operation.
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Do you think President Gorbachev had anticipated or wanted the changes to be at such a fast pace?
You cannot control a revolution. But it was very clearly President Gorbachev who set the direction in which the reform process is moving.
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