NUUK: Denmark’s international minister mentioned Saturday (Feb 7) his nation is now in a greater place relating to US President Donald Trump’s desire to acquire Greenland – an autonomous Danish territory – however pressured the disaster is just not but resolved.
“We’re not out of the disaster, and we wouldn’t have an answer but,” Overseas Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen instructed reporters in Greenland’s capital Nuuk, whereas including: “We’re in a a lot better place now, in contrast to a couple weeks in the past.”
The minister added that there “are not any threats on the desk, there isn’t any commerce struggle with Europe” and that everybody agreed the scenario ought to be labored out in a “regular diplomatic method”.
Since returning to the White Home final yr, Trump has insisted that Washington wants to regulate the strategic Arctic island for safety causes.
He final month backed off threats to grab Greenland after hanging a “framework” take care of NATO chief Mark Rutte to make sure larger US affect.
A US-Denmark-Greenland working group has been established to debate Washington’s safety issues within the Arctic, however particulars haven’t been made public.
