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Obama tells Hollande US not spying on him
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe White House says President Barack Obama has told French President Francois Hollande that the US isn’t targeting his communications.
The leaders spoke by telephone Wednesday as the French were angered by new reports of American spying.
The revelations came from WikiLeaks regarding National Security Agency intercepts of conversations involving Hollande and his two predecessors between 2006 and 2012.
The White House says Obama told Hollande that the US was abiding by a commitment Obama made in 2013 not to spy on the French leader after Edward Snowden disclosed the extent of NSA surveillance powers.
The White House says Obama pledged to continue close cooperation with France on matters of intelligence and security.
— AP
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