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BERLIN, May 31 (UPI) -- German President Horst Kohler resigned from office Monday citing the critical firestorm he sparked with remarks about his nation's military deployments.
"The criticism damaged the respect for my office," Kohler said in a statement published by the New York Times Monday. "I announce my resignation, immediately. I hope you understand my decision. It was an honor to serve Germany."
During a surprise trip to Afghanistan last week, Kohler said his nation's soldiers were serving in Afghanistan and elsewhere to protect Germany's economic interests.
"A country of our size, with its focus on exports and thus reliance on foreign trade, must be aware that military deployments are necessary in an emergency to protect our interests, for example, when it comes to trade routes, for example, when it comes to preventing regional instabilities that could negatively influence our trade, jobs and incomes," Kohler said in Afghanistan.
Kohler later said he regretted the comments and that they were misunderstood.
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