German delegation to meet U.S. officials amid spying scandal
German officials will meet with United States intelligence
representatives Wednesday in the White House, an official said, amid
allegations of spying by the U.S.
The meeting follows accusations that the U.S. National
Security Agency, NSA, monitored the mobile phone of Germany's Chancellor Angela
Merkel.
Germany's delegation was to include Christoph Heusgen,
Merkel's foreign policy adviser, and Guenter Heiss, the secret service
coordinator, NSA spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said.
For the Americans, National Security Adviser Susan Rice,
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and Lisa Monaco, assistant to
the president for homeland security and counter terrorism, were to take part.
President Barack Obama and Chancellor Merkel agreed in a
brief phone call last week to deepen U.S.-German cooperation on intelligence
matters, Hayden said.
The meeting on Wednesday was part of this dialogue, she
said.
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