Fıle Germany Presıdent Resıgns

epa02181314 (FILE)?A?file picture dated 23 May 2009 of German President Horst Koehler after his re-election by the Federal Convention in Berlin, Germany. German President Horst Koehler resigned with immediate effect 31 May 2010, over recent controversial comments he made about Germany?s military role in Afghanistan.  Comments made by Koehler after a trip to Afghanistan earlier in May were interpreted as suggesting that the German military was active in the region in part to defend economic interests.  EPA/TIM BRAKEMEIER