"Our
intelligence agencies, such as German and all agencies, will continue to
focus on the intentions of the Governments the world, that's not going
to change. ''
He
assured, however, that Chancellor Angela Merkel had "not to worry" this
surveillance, while one of its phones would have been listened to by
NSA Intelligence Agency, which caused scandal in Germany. And he insisted on "the relationship of friendship and trust" which links according to the two countries.
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But
away from him the idea to renounce practices including the revelation
last year by the former consultant of the NSA Edward Snowden deeply
marred the transatlantic relationship. The
collection of data by US intelligence, is "in the service of our
diplomatic and political objectives", explained the president.
"And
it is not worth to have an intelligence service if it is limited to
[collect] what we can read in the New York Times or in Der Spiegel. The truth is that by definition the intelligence work is to discover: people think? What do do? »
Revelations
the year last tapping supposed on the laptop of European leaders, which
the German Chancellor, had caused a scandal in Europe and Germany
particularly. Ads of Mr. Obama Friday, who has
promised to cut back on the powers of the NSA in the matter, were
received with skepticism in Germany, as a first step but not enough.