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MADRID, Aug 12 (KUNA) -- The Spanish Foreign Ministry on Monday summoned US
Charge d'Affaires Luis G. Moreno and demanded "clarifications" for a report,
carried yesterday by Der Spiegel, that Spain was a target of secret
surveillance by the Nation Security Agency (NSA).
During his meeting with the ministry's deputy director for North American
policy Luis Calvo, the US diplomat understood the "given reasons and concerns
expressed" by Calvo, according to Spanish state TV station.
Moreno promised to try to find obtain more information and provide them to
the Spanish government.
Moreno leads the US diplomatic mission in Spain since the end of the tenure
of Ambassador Alan Solomont on last June 13.
On its English website, the German national daily newspaper reported that
Spain is one of the US top spying targets, along with Germany, France, Italy
and Japan.
The report cited documents leaked by former CIA analyst Edward Snowden on
the intelligence targets of the NSA. (end)
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