According to Copenhagen, Danish autonomous territory Greenland's Prime Minister Jens Frederiksen said late on the 4th that recent U.S. statements about controlling and annexing Greenland were "completely unacceptable."
Frederiksen said on social media: "Enough. Stop pressuring. Stop hinting. Stop dreaming of annexation."
Greenland's Prime Minister Jens Frederiksen (Photo source: CFP)
He said that U.S. President Trump's statement that "We need Greenland" and linking Greenland with Venezuela and military intervention was wrong.
Frederiksen also said that threats, pressure and talking about annexation "should never appear between friends." Greenland is willing to communicate and dialogue, but must be through proper channels and respect international law.
On the same day, Trump told a phone interview with the U.S. magazine The Atlantic that Venezuela may not be the last country for U.S. intervention, and said, "We definitely need Greenland." Danish Prime Minister Frederiksen said the same day that the U.S. has no right to annex Greenland and called on the U.S. to stop threatening the Danish and Greenland people.
Greenland is located in northeastern North America, and is the world's largest island. The island is an autonomous territory of Denmark, with a high degree of autonomy, while defense and foreign affairs are managed by the Danish government. The United States currently has a military base in Greenland. Since Trump took office last year, he has repeatedly threatened to get Greenland and claimed that the possibility of using force cannot be ruled out.
Source | Xinhua News Agency
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