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His presence and especially his welcome will send a very clear signal that Denmark and Greenland belong together for now,
said Redington
The talks from the United States have not been respectful. The words used have not been respectful. That’s why we need in this situation, we need to stand together.”
Speaking alongside the Danish PM near Copenhagen, Mr Nielsen said
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Denmark has the will to invest in the Greenlandic society, and we don’t just have that for historical reasons. We also have that because we are part of (the Danish) commonwealth with each other,
Frederiksen said
We always want to meet with the American president,
Frederiksen saidWe of course have a will to also continue investing in the Greenlandic society,
she addedWhen strong forces seek to do us harm, the entire Kingdom must stand together."
Speaking at a joint doorstep with Jens-Frederik Nielsen, prime minister of Greenland's self-government, Frederiksen said
It is important that we make plans for our future cooperation in these times,
Nielsen said
We know that Russia and China and other nations are taking an extraordinary interest in Arctic passageways and Arctic naval routes and indeed in the minerals of the Arctic territories. We need to ensure that America is leading in the Arctic, because we know that if America doesn't other nations will fill the gap where we fall behind."
Vice President JD Vance during his visit to Greenland saidWe strongly support your right to determine your own future. And if you choose, we welcome you into the United States of America."
He said in a speech on March 5You cannot annex another country."
Nielsen's three-day visit to Denmark follows one by Frederiksen to Greenland in early April, when she told the US
I think we need that for international peace, and if we don’t have that, it’s a big threat to our world. So I think Greenland is very important for international peace,
Trump told reporters on Thursday during a news conference with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store
We will never, ever be a piece of property that can be bought by anyone, and that’s the message I think is most important to understand,
Jens-Frederik Nielsen told reporters on Sunday at a joint news conference in Copenhagen alongside Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen_(cropped).jpg)
We are open to criticisms, but let me be completely honest, we do not appreciate the tone in which it’s being delivered.”
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen responded on social mediaWe don’t belong to anyone else. We decide our own future,
he added in a Facebook postI totally agree with that,
Frederiksen addedThe United States will not get Greenland.”
Nielsen himself has saidThis is not only about Greenland or Denmark. This is about the world order that we have built together across the Atlantic over generations. You cannot annex another country, not even with an argument about security.”
Nielsen’s visit follows one by Frederiksen to Greenland in early April when she told the USWe are ready for a strong partnership, we are ready for more development, but we want respect,
he saidWe are in a foreign policy situation which means we have to move closer together,
Nielsen said in Copenhagen at a joint press conference with his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen
We must support each other in the difficult foreign policy situation Greenland and the Kingdom are in right now,
said Frederiksen