12/07/2011 11:05
French President Nicola Sarkozy arrives in Afghanistan
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has arrived in Afghanistan on an unannounced visit and is due to visit a military base in Kapisa province, where most of the French troops are based, the BBC news site reports.
This is his third visit to Afghanistan since he became the president, reports said
Mr. Sarkozy is also due to meet Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Gen David Petraeus, the US and Nato commander in the country, during his five-hour-long visit on Tuesday, the source reports.