(Translation from the German)
"[…] In the framework of the successes achieved during the German presidencies of the European Union and the G8, it became clear that the Federal Government regards climate protection as a top priority concern. The Federal Chancellor therefore welcomes the aims of the First International Scientific and Business Congress on "Protecting the Climate - A World Joint Strategy" to further advance a global climate protection strategy. [...]"
Office of the Federal Chancellor (Bundeskanzleramt)
Berlin, 24 august 2007