Paris Summons US Ambassador over Washington Spying on French Presidents

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PAREIS – French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has summoned the US ambassador after cable recently released by the whistleblower website WikiLeaks revealed that Washington spied on President Francois Hollande and two of his predecessors, Press TV reported.

A French diplomatic official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said 65-year-old Jane Hartley is expected to appear at the Foreign Ministry on Wednesday afternoon.

 

Earlier, French President Francois Hollande convened his security chiefs after the secret documents leaked by WikiLeaks indicated that the US had spied for years on him and two former leaders.

The Elysee Palace also said in a statement on Wednesday that it “will not tolerate any acts that threaten its security.”

“Commitments were made by the US authorities. They must be remembered and strictly respected,” the statement added, making reference to US pledges in late 2013 not to spy on French leaders.

French government spokesman Stephane Le Foll also condemned the practice, arguing that spying on allies was “unacceptable.”

“It is difficult to accept that between allies… there can be this kind of activity, particularly related to wiretapping linked to the president of the Republic,” Le Foll said.

The French official later sought to downplay the controversy over the leaked Wikileaks documents, saying the revelations should not create a serious crisis. “There are enough dangerous crises in the world today,” he said.

The documents – labelled “Top Secret” and appearing to reveal spying on Hollande and former presidents Jacques Chirac and Nicolas Sarkozy from 2006 to 2012 – were published online by WikiLeaks, in partnership with French newspaper Liberation and the Mediapart website.

Press TV

H.M

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