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Donald Trump's demands regarding Greenland. The Prime Minister responds


The “ruler's” desire to take control of Greenland is completely disrespectful, but we are committed to finding a solution to this situation, said Jens-Frederik Nielsen during the economic forum “The Future of Greenland”, referring to the demands previously made by Donald Trump.

The Greenlandic politician emphasized that his country is open to American investments. “People are skeptical, but from a commercial point of view, we have absolutely no intention of excluding American investments,” he assured.

— There, in the United States, there are different opinions about our working group, but on our side everything is clear. Our former Foreign Minister, the Danish Foreign Minister, their Vice President and their Foreign Minister have decided that we need to engage in this constructive dialogue, rather than constantly threatening each other through the press, explained the Prime Minister of Greenland.

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Forum on the future of Greenland. The White House envoy spoke with the island's prime minister

White House envoy Jeff Landry was at the Nuuk conference. As AFP writes, he did not speak during the forum, but on Monday he talked to Jens-Frederik Nielsen and Greenland's Minister of Foreign Affairs Mute Egede. During this meeting, Greenlandic authorities reiterated that the island is not for sale but remains open to cooperation.

French Trade Minister Nicolas Forissier, who was present at the forum, announced that he had come to Greenland to demonstrate France's solidarity with this country. — A country like Greenland cannot be bought, it cannot be conquered, and France is ready to help. We wanted to demonstrate our solidarity, we have been involved in implementing this approach for a year and we will continue it, he noted.

The US opens a new consulate in Greenland

At the beginning of May, the media reported, citing leaks from the negotiations, that the US wanted to establish three new military bases in Greenland in addition to the existing Pituffik, located in the north-west of the island.

A new, much larger and more modern headquarters of the US Consulate General will be opened this week in the capital of Greenland, Nuuk. The diplomatic mission moved from a small wooden house by the port to a modern office building in the center of this area of ​​approx. 8.5 thousand square meters. town inhabitants. The US ambassador in Copenhagen, Ken Howery, is also in Greenland. Greenland is an autonomous territory of Denmark.

Ashley Davis

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