BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel’s chief of staff asked the US ambassador for a meeting Thursday to discuss the latest reports of alleged American spying on Germany and told him that German law must be adhered to, the German government said.
Chief of staff Peter Altmaier invited Ambassador John B. Emerson to the chancellery, the government said.
It came after WikiLeaks published a list of German phone numbers Wednesday that it said showed the US National Security Agency eavesdropped on senior German officials beyond Merkel.
Reports two years ago that the chancellor’s cellphone was monitored by the NSA caused diplomatic friction between Berlin and Washington.