Your Excellency, Mr Pöttering, President of the European Parliament, ladies and gentlemen, Members of the European Parliament, first and foremost I should like to extend my thanks to His Excellency Mr Pöttering, President of the European Parliament, and to you for giving me this opportunity to speak before this august Assembly.
Teie ekstsellents, Euroopa Parlamendi president härra Pöttering, daamid ja härrad, Euroopa Parlamendi liikmed, esiteks tahaksin tänada tema ekstsellentsi, Euroopa Parlamendi presidenti härra Pötteringi ja teid, et andsite mulle võimaluse rääkida enne selle aasta augusti assambleed.