US EditionFinland Dispatches Officers to Greenland for Military Training Exploration
Finland’s two liaison officers will evaluate Arctic training amid NATO-led Operation Arctic Endurance, with Germany sending 13 soldiers and Norway two, officials said.
- Finland is sending two liaison officers to Greenland at Denmark's request to explore military training options in the Arctic.
- Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen stated that key disagreements about Greenland's autonomy remain unresolved.
- Danish and Greenlandic officials discussed cooperation with U.S. officials in Washington, planning to form a new working group for ongoing talks.
- Finland's Ministry of Defence highlighted the need for increased efforts to strengthen security in the Arctic region.
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Military personnel from Germany have left for Greenland, where they will explore the deployment of NATO troops. Matthias Wasinger, colonel at the Bundesheer in Austria, praises the use of the Bundeswehr. Melting polar caps will free new sea routes in the Arctic, which will awaken geostrategic interests.
Finland is sending two liaison officers to Greenland. Greenland is "so new" that the liaison officers will first assess the situation, says Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen (Kok).
The 13 is not everywhere regarded as a number of misfortunes, in the Arctic region it is quite positively connoted. In Greenland, for example, even if the people there allegedly count only up to twelve in Greenland.
According to Defence Minister Antti Häkäsen, Finland will participate in the Operation Arctic Endurance military exercise. At least Germany, Norway, Sweden, France, the Netherlands and Britain are included.
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