Former chancellor Willy Brandt also visited with the fasters in Bonn, where he pledged to seek immediate support from his Social Democratic Party to postpone deployment of missiles in Germany. West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl wrote the fasters, stating his appreciation of their goals. Kohl would later be prominently instrumental in the reunification of Germany and also, in cooperation with French President Mitterrand, with the later formation of the European Union.
Willy Brandt, former chancellor, visited the fasters in Bonn where he promised to seek immediate support from his Social Democratic Party for delaying missile deployment in Germany. West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl wrote the fasters expressing appreciation for their goals. Later, Kohl would be instrumental in Germany's reunification and also, through cooperation with French President Mitterrand, in forming the European Union.