BERLIN (MNI) – German President Horst Koehler on Monday announced
his resignation after being criticized over remarks he made about
Germany’s participation in the war in Afghanistan.
The role of the German president is mainly ceremonial.
“I regret that my remarks in an important and difficult question
for our nation has led to misunderstandings,” Koehler said in a
statement.
The assumption that he was in favor of an unconstitutional
deployment of German armed forces because he wanted to protect the
country’s economic interests lacks any justification and shows little
respect for the highest government office, Koehler said.
–Berlin bureau: +49-30-22 62 05 80; email: twidder@marketnews.com
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