Obama, Merkel agree to high-level talks on U.S. surveillance program
President Barack Obama sought to allay concerns from German Chancellor Angela Merkel about reported U.S. spying on European allies on Wednesday, and they agreed to hold a high-level meeting on the subject in coming days.
The European Union has demanded the United States explain a report in a German magazine that Washington was spying on its European allies, calling such surveillance shocking if true.
The reports came to light amid an ongoing imbroglio involving former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden, who leaked details of surveillance activities by Washington. He is currently in limbo in a transit area of Moscow's airport as the United States pressures Moscow to expel him home.
A White House statement said Obama and Merkel spoke by phone, a conversation that took place two weeks after they held face-to-face talks in Berlin.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/03/us-usa-security-obama-merkel-idUSBRE9621GP20130703
Ohhh...MERKEL....my bad
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