USA 'sorry' about spying on Spain
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 @ 10:25 AM
UNITED States Intelligence services say they are 'sorry for any bad feeling' caused by spying on countries in Europe, and for having tracked mobile telephone calls and messages of ordinary citizens in Spain.
They assure all civilians that their privacy is intact and the contents of their calls have not been recorded.
US ambassador in Spain, James Costos, met with Spanish minister of foreign affairs José Manuel García-Margallo last week and said he was sorry on behalf of his country for any 'tension' between the two nations, as well as guaranteeing that the United States 'respects the privacy of people in Spain'.
Costos understood Spain had 'legitimate' concerns about possible violations of privacy, but both agreed that the main concerns of both governments were those of 'guaranteeing safety' and 'the war on terrorism', as well as 'respect for citizens' and keeping any information sharing 'within legal boundaries'.
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