日韩午夜精品视频,欧美私密网站,国产一区二区三区四区,国产主播一区二区三区四区

 

Merkel defends Germany's Afhgan mandate in parliament

0 CommentsPrint E-mail Xinhua, April 22, 2010
Adjust font size:

German Chancellor Angla Merkel defended the validity of Germany's Afghan mandate in parliament on Thursday.

In the last two weeks, seven German soldiers were killed and thirteen others injured during Taliban ambushes in northern Afghanistan, aggravating the unpopularity of Germany's Afghan mission in the country.

"This mandate is valid, over and above any sensible doubt under international or constitutional law," Merkel said.

In recent months, both Merkel and the defense minister, Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, have acknowledged that the conflicts in Afghanistan could be described as a "war", which aroused a question about the legality of German mission in Afghanistan.

Opposition leader Sigmar Gabriel of the Social Democrats (SDP) has questioned the validity of the current mandate, because parliament only authorizes the German military to take part in "armed conflict" in the region, not a "war" which is legally defined as a conflict between states.

But Merkel said the parliament had been fully aware of conditions in Afghanistan when they approved extension of the military mandate earlier this year.

"We can't expect bravery from our soldiers, if we lack the courage to stand up for what we agreed to," she said.

Print E-mail Bookmark and Share

Go to Forum >>0 Comments

No comments.

Add your comments...

  • User Name Required
  • Your Comment
  • Racist, abusive and off-topic comments may be removed by the moderator.
Send your storiesGet more from China.org.cnMobileRSSNewsletter
主站蜘蛛池模板: 犍为县| 黑龙江省| 巴彦县| 鹰潭市| 泾川县| 城口县| 夏邑县| 客服| 武夷山市| 汉阴县| 明溪县| 桓台县| 丽江市| 宕昌县| 九寨沟县| 普陀区| 临潭县| 安福县| 南京市| 宁陵县| 遂溪县| 兰西县| 富平县| 渭源县| 三都| 华容县| 澳门| 缙云县| 高邑县| 宜阳县| 北海市| 新泰市| 广德县| 长宁区| 雷州市| 庆安县| 定兴县| 巴东县| 青海省| 开江县| 阿巴嘎旗|