By KUNA,
BERLIN : EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Javier Solana expressed on Friday his rejection of calls for sending additional European troops to Afghanistan.
In a statement to “Abendblatt” newspaper, he said that Europeans now accounted for more than 50 percent of the international troops in Afghanistan, serving to their best ability and training Afghan soldiers and policemen.
He said that Europe had contributed 10 billion euro for reconstruction there since 2002.
He considered the new US strategy in Afghanistan consistent with the European stance, emphasizing the importance of further contributions by the region’s countries to consolidate stability and security in Afghanistan. (end) sh.lb KUNA 031207 Apr 09NNNN