‘Dear Mr. Federal President, your appearance in Poland, the Czech Republic or in the Netherlands, your recent explanation to Guernica; these were important steps on the path towards the completion of the Community and the stabilization of peace. You achieve valuable communication and reconciliation work. For this we thank you. With excitement and zest for action you see the expansion of the European Union to Eastern Europe as today’s most important political challenge. You point to the similarities and to the fact that Europe’s safety is indivisible and call on our courage to attain success.’