Alleged NSA Spying ‘Unacceptable,’ French President Hollande Says

French President Francois Hollande branded alleged spying by the National Security Agency on him and two predecessors as “unacceptable” on Wednesday.

 

“France will not tolerate actions that threaten its security and the protection of its interests,” Hollande’s office said in a statement as he held an emergency meeting with top ministers and army commanders to discuss intercepts released by WikiLeaks.

 

Prime Minister Manuel Valls said the U.S. must do everything it can, and quickly, to “repair the damage” to U.S.-French relations, calling the revelations “a very serious violation of the spirit of trust” between the allies.”

 

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius also summoned the U.S. ambassador to France to explain a report by the whistleblowing website on alleged espionage which took place between 2006 and 2012, a French diplomatic source told Reuters.

 

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