MOSCOW, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Alleged U.S. special service's spying on the European Union (EU) offices is a manifestation of double standards, a Russian diplomat said Monday.
"Wiretapping of EU officials' conversations by the U.S. secret services is another manifestation of double standards in international law and human rights," Konstantin Dolgov, the Foreign Ministry's human rights envoy, said on his Twitter account.
"We hope that Washington will make due conclusions from this scandal in compliance with international obligations of the United States," the official tweeted.
German magazine Der Spiegel reported earlier that the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) not only monitors the communication of European citizens, but also has an eavesdropping program targeting the EU offices.
A document dated September 2010 and classified as "strictly confidential" showed how the NSA spied the EU's diplomatic mission in Washington, it said.
Eavesdropping bugs were installed in the EU buildings and the internal computer network was infiltrated, through which the U.S. intelligence can get access to EU meetings, e-mails and internal documents, it added.
In addition, the U.S. intelligence also keeps regular eavesdropping and monitoring of the Justus Lipsius building, the headquarters of the Council of the European Union, it said.
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