As leaders of anti-communist opinion inside the former Eastern Bloc, invited by President Băsescu the "Final Report" reading, Lech Wałęsa and Vladimir Bukovsky had been requested by "Ziua" to comment on the Commission's activities. When asked if he knew Tismăneanu, Wałęsa replied "No, I don't know, I don't have such a good memory", while Bukovsky stated "I don't know Tismăneanu, I know nothing about him. I would like people to understand what they did in the past. He too should understand the part he played".