(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) The United States has said that the disclosure of classified information over the past few months has "posed a moment of tension" with some allies "There is no question that the disclosure of classified information has posed a moment of tensions with some of our allies," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters.
"We are having discussions with those allies," she said referring to a visit next week by German intelligence chiefs to Washington to seek answers. She said Secretary of State John Kerry discussed the accusations, based on allegations by fugitive ex-U.S. intelligence operative Edward Snowden, with officials in France and Italy during a recent visit to Europe
. Psaki said the leaks about U.S. intelligence activities had "created significant challenges in our relationships" with allied nations.
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