MEXICO. - Mexican President, Enrique Peña Nieto, described the alleged spying activities by the U.S., as "totally unacceptable" on issues such as energy and drug trafficking. He has now demanded an explanation from Washington.

"We have asked the Foreign Ministry to have a report of this speculation and all of these issues that have emerged in the press," said the Mexican president to reporters at an event to where they were celebrating "Tree Day", and where he pledged to plant and restore a million acres with 180 million trees.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) of Mexico has now demanded a "wide" explanation from the U.S. government, on the alleged espionage from U.S. intelligence agencies on officials and the embassies of Mexico.

"We need clarification of these allegations or statements of the possible espionage, and need to know if they are indeed true, and obviously totally unacceptable," said Peña Nieto.

The Brazilian newspaper O Globo published yesterday that the alleged U.S. spy ring had expanded throughout Latin America and had a special focus on Brazil, Mexico and Colombia, as denounced by the former CIA analyst, Edward Snowden. According to the newspaper, Snowden provided a list of 38 countries under U.S. espionage.

According to the Brazilian newspaper, also spied on "constantly", though with less intensity, were Venezuela, Argentina, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Paraguay, Chile, Peru and El Salvador.

According to these sources, U.S. intelligence services, especially the National Security Agency, had collected various information on issues regarding energy and drug trafficking.

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