Paris: France said today that spying was "unacceptable between allies" after WikiLeaks said leaked documents showed that the US wiretapped President Francois Hollande and his two predecessors.
"It is unacceptable between allies," French government spokesman Stephane Le Foll said, shortly before an emergency meeting called by Hollande with his security chiefs.
"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.
"When we are fighting terrorism, one has trouble imagining or understanding what would motivate an ally to spy on his allies," he added.
Le Foll also tried to play down the controversy, saying it was not something that should trigger a major crisis.
"There are enough dangerous crises in the world today," he said.
France is to convene a meeting of its defence council today after the communications classed as "Top Secret" and revealing spying on Hollande, Nicolas Sarkozy and Jacques Chirac from 2006 to 2012 were published online by WikiLeaks, in partnership with French newspaper Liberation and the Mediapart website.
"It is unacceptable between allies," French government spokesman Stephane Le Foll said, shortly before an emergency meeting called by Hollande with his security chiefs.
"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.
Le Foll also tried to play down the controversy, saying it was not something that should trigger a major crisis.
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France is to convene a meeting of its defence council today after the communications classed as "Top Secret" and revealing spying on Hollande, Nicolas Sarkozy and Jacques Chirac from 2006 to 2012 were published online by WikiLeaks, in partnership with French newspaper Liberation and the Mediapart website.
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