Danish Foreign Minister Outlines Position on Greenland Issue in Meeting with the US
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said that the meeting with US Vice President Pence and Secretary of State Marco Rubio was an excellent opportunity to share Copenhagen's position on Greenland with Washington.
He told Fox News Channel: "It is an excellent opportunity to fully share these views with our American friends, after all, we are close allies."
On Wednesday, Rasmussen, Rubio, Pence, and Greenland Foreign Minister Vivi Flindt Møller met in Washington.
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that if the US could not obtain Greenland, the island "might fall into the hands of Russia or China."
Previously, several media reports indicated that representatives from the UK, France, and Germany had discussed the possibility of sending troops to Greenland.
It is reported that Europe hopes to demonstrate its preparedness to counter the possible presence of Russia and China in the area, while also persuading the US to abandon its idea of annexing this Danish autonomous territory.
Greenland was a Danish colony before 1953, and it is still part of Denmark, but it gained autonomy in 2009, allowing it to govern itself and make independent choices in internal affairs.
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