Denmark’s Overseas Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen mentioned on Monday that he would summon the US ambassador to Denmark to debate President Donald Trump’s appointment of a particular envoy to Greenland.
“I’m very upset by this appointment and the assertion and I discover it fully unacceptable,” Lokke Rasmussen instructed Danish media TV2 in an interview on Monday morning. He added that he hoped the assembly could be held right this moment or tomorrow.
Since taking workplace for his second time period, President Trump has repeatedly mentioned that america wants Greenland, a resource-rich autonomous area of Denmark, for safety causes. He refused to rule out the usage of pressure.
In the meantime, Greenland has proven little curiosity in turning into a prime mining nation, and its leaders have criticized calls by the US authorities to make it a US territory.
Late Sunday, President Trump posted on social media that he had appointed Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry because the U.S. particular envoy to Greenland.
“Jeff understands how important Greenland is to our nationwide safety and can strongly advance our pursuits within the security, safety, and survival of our allies and certainly the world,” the president wrote.
Denmark’s Ministry of Overseas Affairs declined additional remark and referred to Lokke Rasmussen’s TV2 interview.
In an Instagram submit translated by CNBC, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen mentioned: “Greenland belongs to Greenlanders and the US shouldn’t take over Greenland.”
“Nobody must be allowed to alter borders by pressure, both politically or militarily,” Frederiksen wrote on Monday, including that he anticipated respect for Denmark’s territorial integrity.
