Denmark will not give up Greenland, announced on Thursday, Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen during his visit to this mineral raw material of the rich Danish autonomous island, which US President Donald Trump said he wanted to join the US. TASR informs according to AFP report.
Frederiksen said in English in English that “you can’t annex a second country”. The tension between the United States and Denmark has increased after Trump has repeatedly stated that he wanted to take control of this island for “security reasons”.
Danish Prime Minister to the island arrived on Wednesday for a three -day visit to prove support and unity with respect to US threats, writes AFP. She watched the capital Nuuk from the patrol boat of the Danish Navy alongside the new Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen and his predecessor of the flour Egied.
Danish public service television DR said that many people welcomed her with enthusiasm, with one of the residents shouted from the window: “Hey, Mette! Thank you for being here.”
“It is clear that with the pressure that Americans are developing for Greenland in terms of sovereignty, borders and future, we must remain united,” said Frederiksen after Wednesday’s arrival to the island.
Her journey to Greenland came after last week’s visit to the American Vice President JD Vance, which Nuuk and Copenhagen considered a provocation, Reminds AFP. The visit of Frederiksen was also preceded by the formation of a new government coalition in Greenland led by a center -right democratic party, which won the March elections.
According to observers, her visit is aimed at soothing tensions on the island with 57,000 inhabitants, the vast majority of which, according to surveys, want to become independent from Denmark, However, it does not want to become part of the United States.
During his last week’s visit to the military base Pituffik Vance criticized Denmark for “not doing enough for the Greenlands” by that Reportedly, it did not invest in safety.
Danish diplomacy chief Lars Lokke Rasmussen responded to this by contributing to social networks. “We are open to criticism, but let me be quite honest – we do not appreciate the tone it is submitted,” stated.
