Macron, official visit to Greenland. Will be the first foreign leader visiting Trump's coveted territory
The French President Emmanuel Macron will make an official visit to Greenland on June 15, which the US President Donald Trump said he wants to take over, the Élysée Palace said on Saturday.
Macron will make this month a visit to Greenland PHOTO EPA-EFE
The French leader will go there “At the invitation” The Prime Minister of Greenland, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, and the Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, the Élysée Palace said in a press release, quoted by Le Figaro.
Emmanuel Macron, who will then participate in the G7 summit in Canada, will be the first head of foreign state to travel there from the annexation threats of the US President.
The three leaders will discuss “Security in Northern Atlantic and Arctic, as well as problems related to climatic changes, energy transition and security of critical minerals”transmitted the French presidency.
This visit has the purpose of “Consolidate cooperation with Greenland in these fields” and to “contribute to the strengthening of European sovereignty”emphasizes this.
Since returning to the White House in January, Donald Trump has repeatedly stated that he wants to take control of the vast Arctic territory, rich in mineral resources and strategically located, “one way or another.”
In an interview given in May the Meet The Press of NBC, Trump suggested that it does not exclude the possibility of using the armed force to obtain control over Greenland.
