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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s reply to Donald Trump – Photo: ANI
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America’s newly elected President Donald Trump is repeatedly hinting at including Greenland in America. In such a situation, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has clearly said that only Greenland has the right to decide its future.
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‘Greenland is not for sale’
A press release issued by the Danish Prime Minister’s Office said the two leaders spoke over the phone on Wednesday. During this time Frederiksen emphasized that Greenland was not for sale. It was also told that from this conversation it became clear that America has a great interest in Greenland, but no final decision was taken on this issue. However, both the leaders agreed to continue further talks.
Russia-Ukraine war also discussed
During the 45-minute conversation, the Danish Prime Minister stressed the importance of strengthening security in the Arctic. Also reminded Trump of the strong trade relations between America and the European Union. Apart from this, both the leaders also talked about Ukraine-Russia war.
America has also expressed its desire to buy Greenland in the past.
Donald Trump has expressed his desire to buy Greenland and for the first time in 2019, he suggested that America should buy Greenland. Greenland has been of strategic importance to the US since the Cold War. In 1946, the then US President Harry Truman had offered to buy the Danish-controlled island of Greenland for $100 million in gold.
However his proposal was rejected. The idea of ​​a sovereign country buying another country’s territory may seem a bit unusual, but there have been many examples of this in the past. The US has purchased several territories in the past, including Louisiana, Alaska, and the US Virgin Islands.
Trump had expressed his desire for American occupation of Greenland
Greenland has been under Danish control since the 1700s and is dependent on subsidies from Denmark. The population of Greenland is 57 thousand. Recently, Trump had written in a post shared on social media that America’s control over Greenland is very important for national security and freedom to go anywhere in the world. Actually, Greenland is located on the shortest route from North America to Europe. America has long considered Greenland strategically important. Trump believes that Greenland is also important for monitoring Russian and Chinese ships.
