Paris summoned US ambassador for an explanation after the wiretapping

Paris summoned the US ambassador for an explanation after Posts that the United States was spying on French President Francois Hollande and his two predecessors.

Commenting on the latest revelations from Wikileaks, which reported that the US National Security Agency was spying on three French presidents, Francois Hollande said that his country “will not tolerate” actions that threaten its security.

A statement on behalf of the French president states that the United States must comply with its obligations and not spy on the French leaders.

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius summoned US Ambassador Jane Hartley to give explanations on this matter.

Wikileaks claims that American intelligence overheard Francois Hollande, and before him Nicolas Sarkozy and Jacques Chirac in the period from 2006 to 2012.

"Elysian Espionage"

The Wikileaks website on Tuesday began publishing revealing materials under the title “Elysees Espionage.”

The site claims that the secret documents it published “are the result of targeted wiretapping by the NSA of the conversations of three French presidents, as well as French ministers and ambassadors to the United States,

A statement by President Hollande followed immediately after an emergency meeting of the heads of the French security services in Paris on the publication of Wikileaks.

The United States said it does not comment on "specific allegations of espionage."

At the same time, US National Security Council spokesman Ned Price added that America “is not interested and does not intend to be interested” in Hollande’s conversations.

In the past, the NSA has already heard espionage charges against German Chancellor Angela Merkel and leaders of Brazil and Mexico.