Heinz Fischer, former President of Austria, met Egon Bahr back in 1976, at a dinner that followed a lecture Bahr gave on détente policy. Bahr was Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation at the time, while Fischer was parliamentary party leader of the SPÖ. Even then, he was fascinated by the SPD politician's intelligence, Fischer told listeners in the room as well as those following the event online. -mb
Katrin Rulle