Greenland Prime Minister Múte Egede on Thursday countered Donald Trump’s speak of shopping for the Danish territory with a “clear” message from the Greenlandic individuals, who aren’t so warm to the U.S. president-elect’s proposal.
Egede — in an interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier — emphasised that Greenland “will all the time be” a part of NATO and a robust associate to America, who he described as a “shut neighbor” that’s cooperated with the territory for the final 80 years.
“I feel sooner or later, now we have rather a lot to supply to cooperate with however we wish to even be clear. We don’t wish to be People, we don’t wish to be part of U.S. however we would like a robust cooperation along with U.S.,” Egede mentioned.
Trump, who entertained buying and annexing Greenland throughout his first time period, returned to his interest in controlling the territory once more final month.
Within the weeks since, Donald Trump Jr. — who has fancied “rare minerals” discovered within the floor in Greenland — visited the Arctic island simply as Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen declared that the territory was “not for sale.”
Greenland officers like Pipaluk Lynge — a member of the territory’s parliament ― additionally let the U.S. president-elect’s son have it over the journey, which reportedly noticed residents getting “Make America Nice Once more” caps previous to a “staged” photograph.
Fox News correspondent Alex Hogan recently reported that folks in Greenland’s capital of Nuuk had a “lot of combined response” over Donald Trump’s annexing curiosity, as properly.
Egede, when requested whether or not residents would vote for “independence from Denmark,” famous that it’s “as much as the Greenlandic individuals” to determine on that.
“I feel it’s vital to see that if Greenland takes these steps, we are going to all the time be part of the Western alliance and a robust associate for U.S. as a result of your safety is our safety,” he mentioned.
He later added that Greenland and the way forward for the territory “shall be determined by the Greenlandic individuals.”
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“And the Greenlandic individuals don’t wish to be Danes, the Greenlandic individuals don’t wish to be People. Greenlandic individuals wish to be a part of the Western alliance as Greenlandic individuals,” he mentioned.
