Greenland's Prime Minister Says Island Can't Be Bought And U.S. Isn't Showing Respect | rssama.com

LYNGBY, Denmark (AP) — New Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said Sunday that U.S. statements astir nan mineral-rich Arctic land person been disrespectful and that Greenland “will never, ever beryllium a portion of spot that tin beryllium bought by conscionable anyone.”

Nielsen made nan remarks successful defiance of U.S. President Donald Trump’s liking successful taking power of nan strategical territory arsenic Nielsen stood broadside by broadside pinch Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen connected nan 2nd time of a three-day charismatic visit. Greenland is simply a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark.

“The talks from nan United States person not been respectful,” Nielsen said astatine a news convention astatine nan premier minister’s Marienborg charismatic residence successful Lyngby, 12 kilometers (8 miles) northbound of Copenhagen.

“The words utilized person not been respectful. That’s why we request successful this situation, we request to guidelines together,” he added.

Political parties successful Greenland, which has been leaning toward eventual independency from Denmark for years, precocious agreed to shape a broad-based caller conjugation authorities successful nan look of Trump’s designs connected nan territory.

Greenland’s authorities said that Nielsen’s three-day visit, which began Saturday, was aimed astatine early practice betwixt nan 2 countries.

“Denmark has nan will to put successful nan Greenlandic society, and we don’t conscionable person that for humanities reasons. We besides person that because we are portion of (the Danish) commonwealth pinch each other,” said Frederiksen.

“We of people person a will to besides proceed investing successful nan Greenlandic society,” she added.

Nielsen is group to meet King Frederik X connected Monday, earlier returning to Greenland pinch Frederik for a royal sojourn to nan island.

Frederiksen and Nielsen were asked whether a gathering betwixt them and Trump was being planned.

“We ever want to meet pinch nan American president,” Frederiksen said. “Of people we want to. But I deliberation we person been very, very clear successful what is nan (Danish commonwealth’s) attack to each parts of nan Kingdom of Denmark.”