Obama calls up Hollande over NSA surveillance row
October 22, 2013 09:22
Amid uproar in France over the revelation that the National Security Agency carried out extensive electronic surveillance there, United States President Barack Obama called up his French counterpart Francois Hollande and told that Washington has begun reviewing the way it gathers intelligence.
"The president made clear that the US has begun to review the way that we gather intelligence, so that we properly balance the legitimate security concerns of our citizens and allies with the privacy concerns that all people share, the White House said in readout of the call.
Obama and Hollande discussed recent disclosures in the press, "Some of which have distorted our activities and some of which raise legitimate questions for our friends and allies about how these capabilities are employed," it said.
"The president made clear that the US has begun to review the way that we gather intelligence, so that we properly balance the legitimate security concerns of our citizens and allies with the privacy concerns that all people share, the White House said in readout of the call.
Obama and Hollande discussed recent disclosures in the press, "Some of which have distorted our activities and some of which raise legitimate questions for our friends and allies about how these capabilities are employed," it said.
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