Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said it was a "hurtful action" and that Australia had "belittled¹" the row. Jakarta would review co-operation, he said.

 

Australian PM Tony Abbott expressed regret but said he would not apologise.

 

The allegations published by Australian media came from documents leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden.

 

Mr Abbott said he regretted "any embarrassment²" caused by the reports.

 

"I regard President Yudhoyono as a good friend of Australia, indeed as one of the very best friends that we have anywhere in the world," he said.

 

However, he added: "I don't believe that Australia should be expected to apologise for reasonable intelligence-gathering operations, just as I don't expect other countries or other governments to apologise for their reasonable intelligence-gathering operations."

 

Indonesia recalled its ambassador on Monday, after the latest allegations emerged, and said it was summoning Australia's ambassador for questioning.

 

The leaked document showed that Australian spy agencies named Mr Yudhoyono, the first lady, the vice-president and other senior ministers as targets for telephone monitoring, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and the Guardian³ said. 

 

The presentation from the Defence Signals Directorate (now known as the Australian Signals Directorate) showed that agencies attempted to listen to Mr Yudhoyono's calls at least once, and tracked calls made to and from his mobile phone, in August 2009, they added.

 

It is the latest in a series of spying allegations that have strained relations between the two allies.

 

Earlier this month, Indonesia expressed anger over reports that Australia's Jakarta embassy was used as part of a US-led spying network in Asia.

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