Greenland says US talks make progress but island is not for sale
Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said the meeting was constructive, but Greenland still sees no change in U.S. demands for control.
- On Sunday, US special envoy Jeff Landry, Governor of Louisiana, arrived in Greenland for his first visit in the role. He is scheduled to participate in an economic forum in Nuuk on Tuesday and Wednesday.
- President Donald Trump previously threatened to seize the Arctic island, citing national security concerns that China or Russia could gain control. Tensions have receded following NATO allies' fierce resistance, yet the US position remains fundamentally unchanged.
- Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen met with Landry, calling the discussion "constructive," yet noted there was "no sign... that anything has changed" with the United States' position. Exact quotes attributed to Nielsen per source.
- Foreign Minister Mute Egede reiterated that Greenlanders have the right to self-determination, stating the territory is "not for sale." Egede added that "the Americans' starting point has not changed either."
- Officials from Copenhagen and Nuuk established a working group in Washington to address the US position after their initial meeting. The diplomatic process continues as the territory navigates ongoing geopolitical attention.
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Greenland's head of government Nielsen sees no change in the US position in the dispute over the Arctic island.
Greenland PM says U.S. talks make progress but island 'not for sale'
Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said Monday that he had a respectful and positive meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump 's special envoy to the Arctic territory, but that he made it clear that the Greenlandic people continue to insist on self-determination.
The meeting between Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen and Donald Trump's emissary in Greenland Jeff Landry took place on Monday.
"The Greenlandic people are not for sale and the Greenlandics have the right to self-determination," said the Prime Minister. The American envoy arrived in Nuuk for a several-day visit.
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