2014届高考英语考前突破阅读理解能力素材：《美国保证不再监控联合国》.docVIP

美国保证不再监控联合国 针对有关美国情报机构侵入联合国视频会议系统的报道，联合国方面30日表示，美国政府已经保证目前及今后都不会对联合国的通讯进行监控。 ? The United Nations said on Wednesday that the United States has pledged not to spy on the world bodys communications after a report that the National Security Agency had gained access to the UN video conferencing system.? ? The United Nations contacted US authorities after the spying revelations were made by German news magazine Der Spiegel in August, citing documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. ? I understand that the US authorities have given assurances that United Nations communications are not and will not be monitored, UN spokesman Martin Nesirky told reporters on Wednesday. Nesirky declined to comment further when asked if US authorities had previously spied on UN communications. ? A US official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, later on Wednesday confirmed Nesirkys remarks. The United States is not conducting electronic surveillance targeting the United Nations headquarters in New York, the official said. ? The United States has faced international criticism over its far-reaching global surveillance activities following Snowdens disclosure of previously secret documents this year. ? US allies, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, have protested over American spying on foreign heads of state. ? Merkels top foreign affairs and intelligence advisers were in Washington on Wednesday to question American officials over US spying in Germany. The White House said last week the United States is not monitoring and will not monitor Merkels communications, but did not deny that the chancellor may have been spied on in the past. ? President Barack Obama recently ordered the NSA to curtail eavesdropping on the headquarters of the United Nations in New York as part of a review of US electronic surveillance, an American official familiar with the decision told Reuters this week. The NSA declined to comment. ? The full extent of US eavesdropping on the United Nation