Kabul, Dhu-AlQa'dah 18, 1432, Oct 16, 2011, SPA - German President Christian Wulff arrived on Sunday in Afghanistan on a state visit. On arrival, Wulff said that Germany would remain a friend and partner for Afghanistan even after the withdrawal of international troops planned for 2014. "Germany will not abandon Afghanistan," Wulff said on what was the first state visit by a German president for 44 years, according to a report of the German Press Agency "DPA". Wulff was scheduled to be welcomed by Afghan President Hamid Karzai. The two heads of state were then to hold talks. The meeting of the two presidents will help prepare for a conference on Afghanistan scheduled to be held in Bonn, Germany, in early December, according to a report of the German Press Agency "DPA". --SPA 11:12 LOCAL TIME 08:12 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/934506