EU tech chief and Apple CEO had a constructive talk on topics of common interest


An Apple logo is seen at the entrance of an Apple Store in downtown Brussels, Belgium March 10, 2016. REUTERS/Yves Herman

BRUSSELS, July ⁠1 (Reuters) - European Technology Commissioner ⁠Henna Virkkunen had a "constructive" ‌talk with Apple's Chief Executive Tim Cook during a video ​call held on Monday, ⁠said a ⁠Commission spokesperson.

They spoke about "topics of ⁠common ‌interest" on which work continues, the ⁠spokesperson added on Wednesday.

The iPhone ​maker ‌has said its Siri AI ⁠would ​not be available initially in the EU on ⁠iPhones or iPads and ​faulted the European Commission for refusing to engage constructively ⁠with them to ensure privacy and security on their devices, while the Commission ​blamed Apple, ⁠saying the company had been ​unable to ‌develop "interoperability" to meet EU ​standards.

(Reporting by Inti Landauro;Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta)

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