Greenland’s PM stands firm on independence: ‘We want to be Greenlanders’

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Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egede insisted Thursday that the island wants close ties to the U.S. and Denmark.
The Greenlandic people don’t want to be Americans,” Egede said in a Fox News interview.
Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has supported Egede’s assertion that “Greenland is not for sale,” reiterating that message directly to Trump in a phone call Wednesday.
Egede said Greenlanders would choose independence if given the chance to vote in a referendum — and the decision should be left in their hands.
If the Danish territory achieved independence, he said, Greenland would want to remain part of NATO as a member state and maintain a strong security and defense partnership with both the U.S. and EU.

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Mute Egede, the prime minister of Greenland, emphasized Thursday that the island desires strong ties with the United States. S. as well as Denmark. To a certain extent, though.

The Greenlandic people have no desire to be Danes. Egede stated in an interview with Fox News that the Greenlandic people do not wish to be Americans.

The prime minister’s remarks run the risk of upsetting Donald Trump, the president-elect, who has indicated a desire to seize control of the resource-rich and strategically located island.

Egede’s claim that “Greenland is not for sale” has been backed by Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, who reiterated it Wednesday over the phone with Trump.

In a Bret Baier interview, Egede praised a solid alliance with the U.S. and the EU. S. . and, echoing a Washington Post opinion written by the island’s natural resources minister Naaja H., stated openness to more European and American investment in the island’s mining industry. Thursday night in Nathanielsen.

According to Egede, if given the opportunity to vote in a referendum, Greenlanders would choose independence, so it should be up to them to make that decision.

He declared, “The Greenlandic people will decide Greenland’s future.”.

“Greenland would want to stay a member state of NATO and maintain a strong security and defense partnership with both the U.S. and other countries if the Danish territory gained independence,” he said. S. & EU.

“It’s crucial to realize that if Greenland follows through on those actions, we will remain a solid ally of the United States and a part of the Western alliance.”. S. Because your safety is our safety,” he said. “.”.

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