“We don’t want to be Americans”
During a press conference, Miot Egde reiterated that “the fate of Greenland is decided in Greenland,” while acknowledging that the situation is “difficult.”
While Trump did not mention Greenland in his inauguration speech Monday, he was asked about it by reporters in the Oval Office afterward.
“Greenland is a wonderful place, and we need it for international security,” he replied, adding, “I’m sure Denmark will accept the idea, as it costs them a lot of money to maintain it.”
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
Earlier Tuesday, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen stressed that no country should be able to simply acquire another country.
“Of course we cannot have a global system where countries, if they are large enough, whatever they are called, can just get what they want themselves,” Locke told reporters.
On Monday, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen confirmed in an Instagram post that Europe will need to “move in a new reality” with Trump as president.
Greenland’s riches
The Greenlandic authorities are seeking to expand the scope of autonomy in this region, which relies heavily on financial allocations coming from Copenhagen.
Greenland is inhabited by 56 thousand people, which extends over about 2.2 million square kilometers and is about 2,500 kilometers from mainland Denmark. Since 1979, it has enjoyed self-rule and has its own flag, language, culture, institutions, and prime minister.
The natural resources it abounds, such as oil, gas, gold, diamonds, uranium, zinc, and lead, arouse the ambitions of the United States, China, and Russia, especially in light of climate warming that is opening up new sea routes on this frozen island.
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