The island’s leadership positively assesses the developments on the island, on the condition that any talks from now on will not cross its red lines in terms of its sovereignty, as at least it appears from the statements of its officials.
According to what the Greenlandic Foreign Minister Vivian Motsfeld said in her statements, the recent developments in the are “positive”, despite the fact that there is still uncertainty as to what is being discussed.
Yesterday Wednesday, the US president withdrew his threat to impose additional tariffs on European countries regarding their stance on the Greenland issue, while ruling out the possibility of using force to occupy the island, which is a territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.
There was a discussion with Rutte yesterday
Motsfeld, in a statement, claims that she and Danish Defense Minister Trolls Lund Poulsen met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to set their “red lines”, explaining that Greenland’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and right are non-negotiable.
“There has been no formal agreement regarding Greenland … The Greenlandic government has not asked the NATO secretary general to negotiate on behalf of Greenland, but the secretary general has conveyed our position and red lines to President Trump,” Motsfeldt said. “In my view, this is positive news from Davos,” he added.
“Red lines” also from the prime minister
For his part, the Prime Minister of Greenland, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, stressed from Nuuk that in any talks with the United States the island’s red lines regarding sovereignty and territorial integrity should be strictly observed, pointing out that these issues are a non-negotiable condition for Greenland.
As he said, Greenland wants to continue a “peaceful dialogue” about its future, but with respect for its people’s right to self-determination. Nielsen also said that “no one but Greenland and Denmark has the right to make agreements on the island and the kingdom of Denmark,” adding that he does not know what Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte agreed to in Davos, Switzerland.
