Greenland’s prime minister tells Trump’s envoy self-determination cannot be negotiated
NUUK, Greece (AP) — Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen He said in a statement Monday that he had a respectful and positive conversation. US President Donald Trump He stated that he was the special envoy of ‘s special envoy in the Arctic region, but made clear that the people of Greenland continued to insist on self-determination.
Greenland is a semi-autonomous region of NATO ally Denmark, which Trump has often insisted on in the past. USA should take control of the island For security reasons, this raised sovereignty concerns and caused Greenlandic and Danish leaders to back down.
“The people of Greenland are not for sale. Greenland self-determination “This is not something that can be negotiated,” Nielsen said to Denmark TV 2 after his meeting with Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry on the island.
Nielsen also reiterated that the people of Greenland “seek good cooperation” with the United States and said his “courtesy meeting” with Landry took place “with mutual respect and in a positive atmosphere.”
Once there, Landry reportedly said: Greenland Denmark’s public broadcaster DR reported Sunday that Trump told him to “go there and make as many friends as we can.”
Greenlandic Foreign Minister Múte B. Egede told reporters on Monday that a working group consisting of the United States, Greenland and Denmark continues to try to find a solution to the problem. Repeated demands of the United States For control of Greenland. Trump suggested that Russia or China might be on the verge of taking over Greenland, but regional experts rejected that notion.
The Greenlandic foreign minister, who also attended the meeting with Landry and his delegation in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, said, “We are not the ones who create obstacles to the cooperation between the USA and Greenland.”
“So if we are to continue on this positive and constructive path, we must wait for the report of the working group,” he said, according to TV 2, adding that the work in the group looked “more promising” than before.
US Ambassador to Denmark Ken Howery, who is also part of the American delegation to Greenland, is expected to inaugurate the US Consulate’s new offices in Nuuk, according to local media reports, and both he and Landry are expected to attend a job fair on Tuesday and Wednesday.
