New Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen mentioned on Sunday that United States remarks pertaining to the mineral-rich Arctic island had actually been rude, stressing that Greenland “will never, ever be a piece of property that can be bought by just anyone.”
His remarks followed a conference with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen at her palace on Sunday, on the 2nd day of a three-day main go to.
Nielsen’s comments remained in action to United States President Donald Trump’s duplicated state passion in taking control of the mineral-rich Arctic island.
During journalism meeting, Nielsen claimed “the talk from the United States have not been respectful.”
He continued, “the words used have not been respectful. That’s why we need in this situation, we need to stand together.”
Greenlandic political parties, which have been advocating for eventual independence from Denmark for years, recently formed a broad-based coalition government in response to Trump’s ambitions regarding the territory.
The Greenlandic government stated that Nielsen’s three-day visit, which began on Saturday, was aimed at fostering future cooperation between the two nations.
“Denmark has the will to invest in Greenlandic society, and we don’t just have that for historical reasons. We also have that because we are part of (the Danish) commonwealth with each other,” said Frederiksen.
“We of course have a will to also continue investing in Greenlandic society,” she continued.
Nielsen is scheduled to meet King Frederik X on Monday, before returning to Greenland with Frederiksen for a royal visit to the island.
When asked whether a meeting between them and Trump was in the works, Frederiksen responded, “We constantly wish to consult with the American head of state. Of training course we wish to. But I believe we have actually been really, really clear in what is the (Danish republic’s) method to all components of the Kingdom of Denmark.”
Greenland is an independent area of Denmark.
