Ties between the US and Germany remain deep and strong, the message form the State Department Thursday after the U.S. ambassador was summoned in Berlin over fresh spying claims.
A senior German official made the request after WikiLeaks released what it claims are secret files which show the US national Security Agency eavesdropped on German ministers.
This latest revelation comes after a probe into the alleged phone-tapping of German chancellor Angela Merkel was dropped last month
US State department Spokesperson John Kirby gave his reaction to this latest twist...
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