It is not “interested in” to cross the American flag, its foreign minister insisted today the day after the statements of his US counterpart, who said that the desire to buy the Arctic island “is not funny”.
“Nor is it funny when we say that, of course, Greenland should not be transferred to American property”Lars Loke Rasmussen told public television.
“The Kingdom of Denmark (which includes Metropolitan Denmark, Greenland and the Farres Islands) has no interest there. Not even Greenland is completely clear. So let’s put this aside »he added, stressing that he would be shocked if it was “funny”.
“Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders and cannot be sold,” he said. “This provides not only the law on autonomy (Greenland) but also international law. One cannot sell that way, (the practice) belongs to other times, “Lake Rasmussen said.
“In 1917, we sold the Danish Antilles (today’s virgin islands of the United States) without asking for the opinion of the residents. We cannot do it in a modern society and we will never do it, “he concluded.
The Rubio statement
“When Donald Trump says he wants to buy Greenland,” it’s not a joke, “US Secretary of State Marco Rubio assured today, while US president’s intentions are concerned about residents of this autonomous area, Denmark and Europe More generally.
“President Trump announced what was intended to do, that is, to buy it,” Rubio said in a Siriusxm radio show. “The point is not to get territories just to get territories. It is about our national interest and the problem must be resolved, “he said, adding:” It’s not fun. “
What has preceded
Since his swearing -in on January 20, President Trump says Denmark, a country of NATO, will end up falling into the Greenland issue. Danish Prime Minister Methe Fredericksen said on Tuesday that she received “great support” from her European counterparts against US plans.
Yesterday, Wednesday, a poll showed that the overwhelming majority of Greenlands do not want to become Americans. “85% of Greenland residents say ‘we do not want to be Americans,” MP Aaza Chemnic, who represents Greenland in the Danish parliament, explained to the French agency. “We don’t want to be Danes. We would like to have good relations with the Danes, but we want to find a different path that allows us to be Greenlanders, “he said.
