— I am here primarily to show Denmark's strong support for the Greenlanders; everyone sees that this is a very difficult moment, we must be united, the Danish Prime Minister told the press in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland.
Why did the Prime Minister of Denmark visit Greenland?
What are the tensions over Greenland?
Who met the Prime Minister of Denmark in Greenland?
What are Denmark and Greenland's plans to resolve tensions?
“We are preparing our next moves”
Frederiksen met with the Prime Minister of the autonomous government of the island, Jens-Frederik Nielsen. — We are preparing our next moves, the Prime Minister declared, adding that both Denmark and Greenland will continue the diplomatic and political path to resolve the tensions around the island. Frederiksen did not answer a journalist's question whether the Greenland crisis could be considered over.
Greenland, an autonomous part of the Kingdom of Denmark, has become the subject of a fierce diplomatic dispute in recent weeks between the United States and Denmark and several supporting NATO countries.
In January, President Donald Trump returned to his long-held announcements of taking over the island, which is firmly opposed by the authorities in Copenhagen and Nuuk.
During Wednesday's speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the American leader demanded the immediate start of negotiations regarding the acquisition of Greenland by the US. He also assured that the United States would probably not use force to take the island.
Following a conversation with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutt, Trump also announced on Wednesday that he had agreed on the framework for a future agreement on Greenland and the entire Arctic region. He added that he withdrew from the announcement of imposing tariffs on European countries that sent military delegations to Greenland. These countries are Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland and the United Kingdom.
