Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egede has stated that he is ready to talk with newly elected US President Donald Trump. He added that Greenland wants to decide independently on foreign policy.
Greenland wants more autonomy in its foreign policy, Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egede said on Friday during a joint press conference with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in Copenhagen. He suggested that he was tired of the Danish ambassador always present at talks with foreign officials.
Frederiksen said the parties are negotiating about this. – The issue of expanding foreign policy options dominated the agenda of the talks. This is what we are currently working on and trying to find the best path forward together, she said.
Greenland is negotiating with Denmark about more autonomy for the island
When asked if he had contact with Trump, Egede replied: “No, but we are willing to talk.” For her part, Frederiksen said she had requested a meeting with the new US president but did not expect it to happen before his inauguration on January 20.
Egede highlighted Greenland’s ambitions, saying: “We have a desire for independence, a desire to be the master of our own home… This is something that everyone should respect. But this does not mean that we sever all ties, cooperation and cooperation. and relations with Denmark.”
Greenland, inhabited by 57,000 people. was a Danish colony until 1953, but is now an autonomous region of Denmark. In 2009, the country was given the right to apply for independence.
In recent years, the independence movement on the island has gained strength, as Egede mentioned in his New Year’s speech, Reuters reports.
The Trump effect
Donald Trump said this week that Greenland should be part of the United States to ensure national security and protection against threats from China and Russia.
Already during his first presidential term in 2019, Trump wanted to buy Greenland, which is now part of Denmark and has extensive autonomous rights. At the time, authorities in Greenland and Denmark rejected this idea as they considered it a joke.
On Thursday, Greenland authorities released a statement offering the United States cooperation in the extraction of crucial raw materials on the island, important for the sustainable energy and defense sectors.
The Americans have the Thule air base in Greenland, the northernmost military installation of the US military.
In 1946, US President Harry Truman offered to buy the island for $100 million, but his offer was rejected.
Source: Do Rzeczy
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