Denmark’s Overseas Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen speaks throughout a Safety Council assembly on the United Nations headquarters, Sept. 23. AP-Yonhap
COPENHAGEN — The Danish overseas minister stated Monday his nation insists that everybody, together with america, should respect “the territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Denmark” after President Donald Trump introduced the appointment of a particular envoy to Greenland, who stated his purpose can be to make the territory a part of the U.S.
Greenland’s prime minister stated that the territory is glad to cooperate with different international locations, together with the U.S., however burdened that “we determine our personal future.” Denmark’s overseas minister stated in later feedback to Danish broadcasters that he plans to summon the U.S. ambassador.
Trump known as repeatedly throughout his presidential transition and the early months of his second time period for U.S. jurisdiction over Greenland, an enormous, semi-autonomous territory of Denmark, and has not dominated out army pressure to take management of the mineral-rich, strategically positioned Arctic island. In March, Vice President JD Vance visited a distant U.S. army base in Greenland and accused Denmark of underinvesting there.
The problem progressively drifted out of the headlines, however in August, Danish officers summoned the U.S. ambassador following a report that no less than three folks with connections to Trump had carried out covert affect operations in Greenland. Denmark is a NATO ally of america.
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry speaks to reporters on the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, La., Sept. 3. AP-Yonhap
On Sunday, Trump introduced the appointment of Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry as particular envoy to Greenland, saying that “Jeff understands how important Greenland is to our Nationwide Safety, and can strongly advance our Nation’s Pursuits for the Security, Safety, and Survival of our Allies, and certainly, the World.”
Landry wrote in a submit on X that “it’s an honor to serve you on this volunteer place to make Greenland part of the U.S.”
Danish Overseas Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen stated in a short assertion emailed by his ministry that “the appointment confirms the continued American curiosity in Greenland.”
“Nevertheless, we insist that everybody — together with the U.S. — should present respect for the territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Denmark,” he added.
Danish broadcasters TV2 and DR reported that, in feedback from the Faroe Islands later Monday, Løkke Rasmussen stated he’ll name within the U.S. ambassador in Copenhagen, Kenneth Howery, for a gathering on the ministry.
Greenland’s prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, wrote on Fb that the nation had once more woken as much as a brand new announcement from the U.S. president, nevertheless it “doesn’t change something for us at house.”
Nielsen wrote that “Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders, and its territorial integrity have to be revered.” He stated that the territory is glad to cooperate with different nations, however that should at all times be finished with respect for Greenlanders and their values and needs.
Earlier this month, the Danish Protection Intelligence Service stated in an annual report that the U.S. is utilizing its financial energy to “assert its will” and threaten army pressure towards buddy and foe alike.
