Translate the following English sentence to French:
"We intend to apply ourselves to this task, fully aware that it will be difficult, and we offer our thanks, of course, to the Portuguese Presidency, which has prepared the groundwork very well for us."
Nous entendons nous y atteler, sans ignorer que c'est difficile, et en remerciant, bien sûr, la présidence portugaise, qui a bien préparé le terrain.