By Prensa Latina
Paris : The socialist ex presidential candidate Segolene Royal Thursday criticized the decision of the French head of State, Nicolas Sarkozy, to send more troops to Afghanistan, considering the unknown risks in that Arab nation.
“I am surprised that president Sarkozy made the announcement in front of the British parliamentarians in London and was not able to speak about the issue to the French deputies,” said Royal, who is the current head of the regional government of Poitou-Charentes.
The also candidate to the leadership of the Socialist Party in the next internal elections stated that neither France nor the world are aware of the current danger in Afghanistan.
“There are no protection guarantees for our soldiers and a violent and complex panorama is seen in that nation, so I think it is absurd to talk about another deployment of our soldiers there,” noted Royal.