ms. angela merkel. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: in the name of god, the compassionate, the merciful, his excellency, president of the french republic, excellencies competitive states in government, mr. secretary-general of the united nations, mrs. secretary-general of the the u.n., ladies and gentlemen, at the outset i would like to thank his excellency the french president for the kind invitation, hospitality and organization of this conference. i also wish to express my condolences to the leadership and people of france, for the victims of the vicious terrorist attacks in paris, and we regret our strong condemnation of the attacks and the full solidarity of egypt with france in our common fight against all kinds of terrorism. we are facing crucial juncture in our international endeavor as all of our people are watching and hoping that this conference proves to be a turning point in achieving our common goal to secure a better future of humanity, and protect the rights of the next generat

ms. angela merkel. el-sisi: in the name of god the compassionate, the theiful, his excellency president of the french republic the heads of state and government, mr. secretary general of the united nations, mrs. secretary-general of the u,.n. convention. at the outset i would like to , thank his excellency the french president for the kind invitation, hospitality and the organization of this conference. i also wish to express my condolences to the leadership and the people of france for the victims of the vicious terrorist attack in paris. we reiterate our strong condemnation of these attacks and the full solidarity of egypt with france in our common fight against all kinds of terrorism. we are facing a crucial juncture in our international endeavor as all of our peoples are watching and hoping that this conference will prove to be a achieving ourin common goals to secure a better future for humanity and protect the rights of the next generations by reaching an , sustainable, balanced and international

ms. angela merkel.e i get the floor to vladimir putin, i would like to advise you that we are going to suspend our meeting at 1:45 p.m. and we will resume at 14:45 after lunch. mr. putin: thank you very much, your excellency secretary-general, president hollande. heads of state and ladies and gentlemen, it is a great honor to address such a representative conference. climate change has become one of the greatest challenges that humanity is facing. global warming, hurricanes, floods and other anomalies are a source of ever more tangible economic damage. they destroy well-established habitats of humanity. our ability to address this problem will determine the quality of life for all people on the planet, economic growth and sustainable development. russia has been contributing actively to addressing the global warming problem. our country is taking the lead in terms of reducing energy intensive reduction of our economy. we've reduced it up to 2012. after the implementation of the state program of energy a