(Translation from the German)
"[...] The Federal President sees climate protection as one of the most prominent future issues. He therefore welcomes the First International Scientific and Business Congress on "Protecting the Climate - A World Joint Strategy" in the coming year. Federal President Horst Koehler wishes the 1st Congress and the annual congresses to follow every success and well-deserved public attention."
Office of the Federal President (Bundespräsidialamt)
Berlin, 2 november 2007