// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhy was the Round Table Talks meeting circular? Because discussions went round.

The Round Table Talks were a series of negotiations that took place in several countries of the Eastern Bloc between Communists and the opposition. They were a key component in the collapse of the Communist regimes and the smooth transition to democracy.

• The Polish Round Table Talks, February-April 1989
• The Hungarian Round Table Talks, March-September 1989
• The Czechoslovak Round Table Talks, November-December 1989
• The East German Round Table Talks, December 1989-March 1990
• The Bulgarian Round Table Talks, January-May 1990

Also:

• The Congolese Round Table Talks, 1960