Greenland’s government calls Trump’s takeover talks “unacceptable”
The Greenland government was called President Donald TrumpComment in a statement Friday on making control of the country “unacceptable.”
Officials said the statement was spurred by a meeting with Trump. NATO Secretary General On Thursday, he reportedly “repeated his desire for Greenland’s annexation and control.”
In response, all political parties’ leaders were elected inatsisartut, Greenland Parliament It included Democrats, Narelak, Inuit Atakatigit, Siumut and Attatz parties, with X issued.
People are holding campaign posters at Nuuk in Greenland. (Ritzau Scanpix via Mads Claus Rasmussen/AP)
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“We – all party leaders cannot accept repeated statements about Greenland’s annexation and control,” the leader wrote. “We feel unacceptable to this action against our friends and allies in the Defense Alliance.”
They added, “We must emphasize that Greenland will continue to serve people through diplomatic relations in accordance with international law.”
Naleraq Party’s Anthon Frederiksen will hunt for a campaign poster before the general election held in Ilrissat, Greenland on March 10th. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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The document includes Greenland politicians, Democrat Jens Frederick Nielsen, Pere Bloberg of Narerak, Inuit Attassie Bi B. Eged, Vivienne Motzfeld of Siumut, and Akkal C.
“We all have sincerely supportive of this and are very distant from our attempts to create discrepancies. Greenland belongs to the people of Greenland, and we (as leaders) stand together,” they wrote.
Demokraatit Party leader Jens-Frederik Nielsen will respond during the election party held in Nook, Greenland on March 12th. (Rasmussen via Ritzau Scanpix/Mads Claus Rasmussen)
In the recent country Parliamentary electionsDemocrats defeated Inuit Atakatigit, the party of Prime Minister Greenlandick’s Mute Egede party.
Independence from Denmark has become a central election issue for Trump’s continued comments US acquisitions of Greenland.
Trump attempted in his first term to buy important geographical areas rich in minerals, what he called a “large real estate transaction.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio faces questions about President Trump’s Greenland plans. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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Greenland’s Prime Minister Mut Egede said in January that the country was “not for sale and never for sale.”
America’s interest in Greenland It dates back to the 1800s.
In 1867, the State Department considered purchasing Greenland and Iceland, but later World War IIDenmark rejected the $100 million deal proposed by President Harry Truman.
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Rachel Wolf of Fox News Digital contributed to this story.