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According to the Washington Post, the United States has intercepted at least four conversations of Guterres with other UN officials, including Ukraine. (Image: Reuters file).
Such actions, Dujarric said, “are inconsistent with (US) obligations set forth in the United Nations Charter
The United Nations has formally expressed its “concern” to the United States after press reports revealed surveillance of Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ communications, his spokesman said on Tuesday, “inconsistent with (US) obligations”. actions condemned.
Spokesman Stephane Dujarric said, “The United Nations has officially … expressed its concern about recent reports that the communications of the Secretary-General and other senior UN officials are the subject of surveillance and interference by the US government.”
Such actions, Dujarric said, “are inconsistent with (US) obligations … set forth in the United Nations Charter and the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations.”
The United States has intercepted at least four conversations of Guterres with other UN officials, including Ukraine, according to The Washington Post, citing confidential Pentagon documents.
US prosecutors last week filed charges against a 21-year-old airman for allegedly leaking hundreds of secret US documents on the war in Ukraine as well as intelligence assessments on other parts of the world.
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