Greenland wants more out of US defence agreement, minister says

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Greenland wants more out of US defence agreement, minister says

By Lili Bayer

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nuuk Vivian Motzfeldt who has just taken over the Arctic Council on his long journey to Europe met some EU commissioners, including Kaja Kallas, and will speak with representatives of NATO. Washington studies plans to incorporate the island and increase espionage activities in the Arctic

A nearly 75-year-old defense agreement is apparently up for revision from the Greenlandic side.