Earlier, France had reacted with indignation, calling the practice "unacceptable" and summoning the US ambassador
French President Francois Hollande called for “cooperation” between the
United States and French intelligence services in the wake of
revelations about widespread spying by the United States on French
citizens.
Mr. Hollande said he had told U.S. President Barack
Obama that France had a “responsibility” to “know everything” about the
surveillance, government spokeswoman Najat Vallaud-Belkacem said after
a cabinet meeting.
The French leader also demanded that “all the
information to which former consultant [Edward] Snowden may have had
access be handed to us, so that we can be fully briefed,” she said,
adding that Mr. Obama had agreed to the request.
The two leaders also concurred that spying operations
“should be supervised and that the supervision, in order to be
effective, had to be carried out bilaterally,” the spokeswoman said.
Le Monde newspaper reported Monday that documents leaked by
intelligence whistleblower Snowden showed the US National Security
Agency (NSA) scooped up 70.3 million recordings of French phone data
over a 30-day period in December and January.
The spying targeted people in business, politics and the civil service as well as terrorism suspects, Le Monde said.
France reacted with indignation, calling the practice “unacceptable” and summoning the US ambassador.
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