U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday apologised to Japan after WikiLeaks claimed Washington had spied on Japanese politicians, a government spokesman said Wednesday.
Obama held a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Wednesday morning, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said, adding that the pair agreed to work together on global economic issues in the wake of a stock market meltdown sparked by fears over China.
“President Obama said he was very sorry… as the case caused a big debate in Japan,” Suga told a regular news conference, without confirming the spying claims.
He added that Abe reiterated his “serious concern” over the case.
“Prime Minister Abe said that, if the Japanese people concerned were subject to these activities, it would risk jeopardising trusting relations between allies,” Suga said.
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