Arctic security not 'on the agenda': US, Denmark, Greenland announce 'further' talks

While Donald Trump has repeatedly asserted his claims to Greenland, sometimes assuring that he wants to achieve this by force, Greenland and Denmark, which is sovereign over the island, have announced discussions with

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Denmark agreed on Friday, January 24, to discuss the Arctic region with Washington, Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said, after an initial phone call with President Donald Trump's Secretary of State, who is threatening to take control of Greenland.

Lars Lokke Rasmussen and new US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a 20-minute meeting in a “appropriate and constructive tone” on Ukraine, European security and the situation in the Middle East, the Danish Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Arctic island security not yet “on the agenda”

“Arctic security was not on the agenda, but it was agreed that the United States, Denmark and Greenland would discuss it at a later date”, the Danish Foreign Ministry said in a statement. ministry.

Donald Trump wants to seize Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, and has not ruled out using force to persuade Copenhagen to cede it to him. Greenland’s strategic location along the shortest route between Europe and North America has made it a priority for the new American president.

Greenland’s Prime Minister Mute Egede, who is stepping up his efforts for independence, has repeatedly said that the island is not for sale and that it is up to its inhabitants to decide their future. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told Donald Trump in mid-January during a phone call that it is up to Greenland to decide on possible independence.