COPENHAGEN: Danish Overseas Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen pushed again on United States President Donald Trump’s newest remarks about annexing Greenland, saying on Friday (Mar 14) the Danish autonomous island couldn’t be taken over by one other nation.
“When you take a look at the NATO treaty, the UN constitution or worldwide legislation, Greenland will not be open to annexation,” Lokke informed reporters.
Requested by reporters within the White Home on Thursday about taking on the island, Trump mentioned: “I believe it can occur.”
NATO Secretary Basic Mark Rutte who was assembly him on the time refused to be drawn.
However Greenland’s outgoing Prime Minister Mute Egede mentioned “sufficient is sufficient”. He mentioned he was calling a gathering of occasion leaders to collectively reject Trump’s comment.
“This time we have to toughen our rejection of Trump. Individuals can not proceed to disrespect us,” Egede wrote on Fb.
Egede continues to steer Greenland whereas awaiting the formation of a new government after his occasion’s defeat in elections on Tuesday.
“The American president has as soon as once more evoked the thought of annexing us. I completely can not settle for that,” he wrote.
“I respect the results of the election, however I think about that I’ve an obligation as interim head of presidency: I’ve subsequently requested the administration to summon the occasion heads as quickly as potential.”
Jens-Frederik Nielsen, chief of the election successful centre-right Democrats and sure future Greenlandic prime minister, additionally criticised Trump’s assertion.
“Trump’s assertion from the US is inappropriate and simply exhibits as soon as once more that we should stand collectively in such conditions,” Nielsen mentioned in a publish to Fb.
